Chandrayaan-3: Vikram Lander Just Two Days Away From Landing On The Moon, ISRO Told How To See

The lander module of the Chandrayaan-3 mission is orbiting at a distance of just 25 to 150 kilometers from the lunar surface. According to ISRO, the second and final deboosting maneuver of Chandrayaan-3 has been successfully done and now the wait is on August 23, when India will create history with a soft landing on the lunar surface and will become the fourth country in the world to do so.

So far only America, Russia and China have succeeded in soft landing on the lunar surface. Not only this, India can be the first country to make a successful landing on the south pole of the moon.

What is the information about the South Pole?

The much-awaited event will be telecast live on television on August 23, starting at 5:27 PM on multiple platforms including ISRO's website, its YouTube channel, ISRO's Facebook page, and DD (Doordarshan) National TV channel.

How has been the journey of Chandrayaan-3 so far?

Vikram Lander will land on the moon at this time

ISRO says that the lander module consisting of lander (Vikram) and rover (Pragyan) is expected to land on the lunar surface on August 23 at 6.04 pm. Earlier, ISRO had said that the module will land on the lunar surface on August 23 at 5.47 pm.

At the same time, Luna-25 was to land on the lunar surface on August 21, two days before Vikram's landing.

ISRO released the first pictures taken from Vikram Lander

ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission is in its final stage. Earlier Vikram Lander has taken some pictures of the far side of the moon. These have been shared by ISRO on Twitter on Monday morning.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

Here are the images of
Lunar far side area
captured by the
Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera (LHDAC).

This camera that assists in locating a safe landing area -- without boulders or deep trenches -- during the descent is developed by ISRO… pic.twitter.com/rwWhrNFhHB

— ISRO (@isro) August 21, 2023