Chandrayaan 3 launch: A timeline of Chandrayaan missions undertaken by ISRO
Here is the timeline of the moon mission as undertaken by the Indian Space Research Organisation.
Here is the timeline of the moon mission as undertaken by the Indian Space Research Organisation.
August 15, 2003: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announces the Chandrayaan programme.
October 22, 2008: Chandrayaan-1 takes off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.
November 8, 2008: Chandrayaan-1 enters a Lunar Transfer Trajectory.
November 14, 2008: The Moon impact probe ejects from Chandrayaan-1 and crashes near the lunar South Pole, confirming the presence of water molecules on the Moon's surface.
August 28, 2009: End of Chandrayaan 1 programme as per ISRO.
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July 22, 2019: Chandrayaan-2 launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
August 20, 2019: Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft inserted into lunar orbit.
September 2, 2019: The Vikram Lander was separated while orbiting the moon in a 100 km lunar polar orbit; however, communication from the lander to the ground stations was lost at an altitude of 2.1 km from the surface of the moon.
July 14, 2023: The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from the second launchpad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
August 23–24, 2023: Scientists at ISRO have tentatively scheduled a soft landing on the lunar surface, expected to take place by August 23–24, making India join the elite nations to achieve the feat.
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