Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 moon mission is set to enter its final stage of moon landing today i.e August 23. Here’s how and when you can watch it live
ISRO will livestream the landing that will begin at 5.20 pm IST. The target landing time is 6.04 pm IST
You can watch this Chandrayaan-3 landing live today ISRO’s website and YouTube page. The live telecast of the landing will also be streamed on DD National TV
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Launched on July 14, Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-up mission to Chandrayaan-2 that crashed before the moon landing back in 2019
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Chandrayaan-3 aims to land on the south pole of moon which is a region with water ice. This can be a source of oxygen, fuel and water for future moon missions or even a permanent moon colony
Rough terrain is one of the biggest complications for a south pole landing. ISRO has made improvements in Chandrayaan-3 lander to handle the dispersion well. It has been equipped with more fuel and sturdier legs this time around to minimise the chances of any failure
Chandrayaan-3 rover and lander are expected to remain functional for two more weeks after landing. They are likely to run a series of experiments, including a spectrometer analysis of the mineral composition of the lunar surface
If Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on the moon today, India will become the world’s first country to land on the lunar south pole. India will also become the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on moon after the US, former Soviet Union and China
Recently, Russia, for the first time in 47 years, launched its own moon landing spacecraft Luna-25. However, it collided onto the moon’s surface and lost control