Facts you must know about Chandrayan-3
Facts you must know about Chandrayan-3 Chandrayaan-3 has been launched at 2:35 P.M. on 14th July, 2023 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh carries by ISRO’s largest and most powerful rocket, the Launch Vehicle Mark III. Interesting Facts about the Chandrayaan-3: 1. The Chandrayaan programme was conceived by the Government of India and formally announced by former Prime Minister, the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee on August 15, 2003. 2. Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 which aims at soft landing at Moon’s south pole. 3. Chandrayaan-3 is also known as the LVM3-M4 mission because it is the fourth operational mission of LVM3. 4. It consists of a lander and a Rover which has been launched into the space by a rocket called LVM3 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota. 5. The spacecraft is expected to touch down on the moon on 23 August after a voyage that will last more than 40 days. The craft is set to land on the Moon’s South Pole, where Chandrayaan-1 disco...