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Chandrayaan-3’s Moon landing in 3 Days: India aims to make lunar history

India's Chandrayaan-3 mission prepares for an historic Moon landing in three days, aiming to join the ranks of of other top achiever countries like US, Russia, and China.

Updated on: Aug 20 2023, 12:21 IST
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Chandrayaan-3: 5 points to know as moon landing date looms large
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1/6 Chandrayaan-3 was launched on  July 14 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota with the help of a GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle. Here are 5 points to know: (PTI)
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2/6 As Chandrayaan-3 moves into its final phase of landing the lander on the moon, former Chief Controller (R&D) of the DRDO Dr Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai, said that it will be "100% successful". The landing date is likely August 23.  (PTI)
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3/6 Progress is rapid and on schedule and recently, ISRO has even shared videos of the Moon along with Earth captured by the Vikram lander.  (ISRO)
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4/6 The lander reached an orbit with its closest point to the moon (Perilune) at 30 km. The farthest point (the Apolune) will be 100 km. ( REUTERS)
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5/6 . ISRO has revealed that the next deboosting operation for Chandrayaan-3 mission landing on the moon is scheduled for August 20, 2023. (REUTERS)
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6/6 Dr Pillai explained the importance of Chandrayaan-3 to ANI and said, "It will enable the identification of various lunar resources, particularly Helium-3, which holds promise as a future energy source." (ISRO Twitter)
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Chandrayaan-3 Mission: Vikram lander set to make soft touchdown on Moon's uncharted south pole region in 3 days. (ISRO)
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By MD IJAJ KHAN

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