Chandrayaan 3 Lunar Orbit

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  Chandrayaan-3 Lander Photographed on Moon's Surface by NASA's LRO Spacecraft: See Pictures

  The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) of the American space agency NASA has captured an image of the Chandrayaan-3 landing site. The spacecraft is currently near the moon’s south pole since its successful soft landing on August 23.

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  Watch: ISRO Releases Video of Chandrayaan-3's 'Pragyan' Rover Rolling Down to Lunar Surface From Lander

  ISRO on Friday released a breathtaking video of the Chandrayaan-3 mission's rover 'Pragyan' rolling down from the lander 'Vikram' to the lunar surface as observed by the lander imager camera. ISRO also released the image of the lander taken by Chandrayaan-2's Orbiter High Resolution Camera (OHRC) after it soft-landed on the Moon's surface.

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  India Awaits Chadrayaan-3's Moon Landing Days After Russia’s Luna-25 Crash

  India will make its second attempt to land on the moon on Wednesday, a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and the country's standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian lander crashed. In 2019, ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 mission successfully deployed an orbiter but its lander crashed.

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  Russia’s First Moon Mission in 47 Years Ends in Failure as Luna-25 Crashes on Lunar Surface

  Russia's first moon mission in 47 years failed when its Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the moon after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space programme.

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  Chandrayaan-3 Completes Final Lunar Orbital Move. Next Stop Moon

  The second and final de-boosting operation of India's Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 successfully completed this morning, as scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) closely monitored the critical phase.

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  Explained: Chandrayaan-3 Gears Up For Moon Landing, Six Payloads On Board

  India's ambitious lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 is inching closer to its landing attempt after completing a fifth and final Moon-bound orbit manoeuvre on Wednesday.

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  Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft Successfully Undergoes Final Lunar Orbit Manoeuvre

  India's ambitious third Moon mission's spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on Wednesday successfully underwent a fifth and final Moon-bound orbit maneouvre, bringing it even closer to the lunar surface.

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  Chandrayaan-3 Moves Closer to Moon’s Surface After Another Orbit Reduction Manoeuvre

  Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft moved closer to the Moon's surface on Wednesday after it underwent another orbit reduction manoeuvre, ISRO said. India's ambitious third Moon mission's spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 after the launch on July 14, had entered into lunar orbit or the Moon's orbit on August 5.

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  ISRO Releases First Images of Moon Captured by Chandrayaan-3 After Entering Lunar Orbit

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday put out the first images of the moon as captured by Chandrayaan-3, India's third lunar mission.

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  ISRO Successfully Performs Orbit Reduction Manoeuvre, Brings Chandrayaan-3 Closer to Moon

  The Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday said it has successfully carried out the orbit reduction manoeuvre of India's third moon mission Chandrayaan-3, a day after inserting it into the lunar orbit.

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  ISRO Successfully Performs Orbit Reduction Manoeuvre, Next Op On August 9

  The Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday said it has successfully carried out the orbit reduction manoeuvre of India's third moon mission Chandrayaan-3, a day after inserting it into the lunar orbit.

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  Chandrayaan-3 Has Covered About Two-Thirds of Distance to the Moon: ISRO

  The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which was launched on GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle successfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on July 14, has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the Moon. The spacecraft was successfully launched onboard LVM-3 on July 14, 2023, at 2:35 PM IST.

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  Chandrayaan-3 Won't Just Study Moon, Could Help Find Life On Other Planets

  Loaded with instruments, the lander and rover will study the surface and atmosphere of the Moon. The orbiter will turn its focus to Earth to look at signatures of life on the Pale Blue Dot.

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  ISRO Plans to Explore Dark Side of the Moon With Japan, to Send Probe to Mars

  ISRO, the country's space agency, will team up with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for sending a lunar rover to explore the permanent shadow region of the moon, the space agency has announced. The success of the lunar rover on board Chandrayaan-3 was crucial as it would be used again in the mission with JAXA, according to ISRO.

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  ISRO to Launch Chandrayaan-3, Its Third Mission to Moon, in June 2023

  ISRO plans to launch Chandrayaan-3, its third mission to the moon, in June next year with a more robust lunar rover onboard which is crucial for future inter-planetary explorations. The space agency has also lined up the first test flight of the 'abort mission' for Gaganyaan, the country's first human spaceflight, early next year.