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The Chandrayaan programme ( / ˌtʃʌndrəˈjɑːn / CHUN-drə-YAHN) ( Sanskrit: Candra 'Moon', Yāna 'Craft, Vehicle', pronunciation ⓘ) [4] [5] also known as the Indian Lunar Exploration Programme is an ongoing series of outer space missions by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the exploration of the Moon.
Chandrayaan-3 was launched aboard an LVM3 -M4 rocket on 14 July 2023, at 09:05 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, entering an Earth parking orbit with a perigee of 170 km (106 mi) and an apogee of 36,500 km (22,680 mi).
Chandrayaan programme. Chandrayaan-2 →. Chandrayaan-1 ( pronunciation ⓘ; from Sanskrit: Chandra, "Moon" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") [6] was the first Indian lunar probe under the Chandrayaan programme. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in October 2008, and operated until August 2009.
Jul 7, 2023 · LVM3 M4 vehicle successfully launched Chandrayaan-3 into orbit. Chandrayaan-3, in its precise orbit, has begun its journey to the Moon. Health of the Spacecraft is normal.
Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface. It consists of Lander and Rover configuration. It will be launched by LVM3 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.
Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to Moon, was launched successfully on October 22, 2008 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota. The spacecraft was orbiting around the Moon at a ...
Aug 23, 2023 · Chandrayaan-3, India's third lunar mission, will work to build on the success of the earlier Moon missions and Isro officials say it will help make some "very substantial" scientific discovery.
Aug 23, 2023 · India's Chandrayaan-3 becomes the first space mission to land near the south pole of the Moon. "India is now on the Moon," announces PM Narendra Modi immediately after the Vikram lander touches...
Jul 14, 2024 · India's ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission began its journey to the Moon, carrying the hopes and dreams of a nation exactly a year ago. On July 14, 2023, at precisely 14:35 Indian Standard Time, the LVM3-M4 rocket thundered to life at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, propelling the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover towards their lunar ...
Jul 14, 2023 · Chandrayaan-3, a partial redo of a 2019 mission that ended in a crash, is the first of as many as six missions that could land on the moon in the coming months.
