Chandrayaan-3 Lander 25 Km from Moon Surface, To Land on Aug 23

New Delhi: The lander of India’s Chandrayaan-3 has reached an orbit where the closest point to the Moon is 25 km and the farthest is 134 km, informed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

The lander module is set to touch down on the Moon’s surface on August 23. This landing will make India the fourth nation after the US, China, and Russia to achieve this unique feat. ISRO announced the date and time of the historic landing through a tweet, “Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the Moon on August 23, 2023, around 18:04 Hrs. IST.”

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

🇮🇳Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon 🌖on August 23, 2023, around 18:04 Hrs. IST.

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— ISRO (@isro) August 20, 2023

India’s third mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-3 was successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota. On August 5, the lander entered the lunar orbit.