At 2:35 p.m. local time (09:05 a.m. GMT) on Friday, July 14, India successfully launched Chandrayaan-3 from its primary spaceport in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. At the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, thousands of people gathered to watch this historic event as the Launch Vehicle Mark III (LVM3-M4) rocket carrying Chandrayaan-3 successfully launched. The $74.6 million Moon mission’s objective is to successfully land a rover on the moon’s surface so it can explore.
The name Chandrayaanmeans “moon vehicle” in Sanskrit
The name Chandrayaan, which means “moon vehicle” in Sanskrit, refers to the rocket’s two-meter-tall lander that will be used to land a rover close to the lunar south pole. The lander is anticipated to continue operating and conducting experiments for two weeks. In a tweet prior to the launch, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared: “As far as India’s space sector is concerned, July 14, 2023 will always be written in golden letters. Our third lunar expedition, Chandrayaan-3, will start its trip. The hopes and dreams of our country will be carried by this amazing endeavor. (Valium) ” This project is a follow-up to its unsuccessful attempt to softly land a rover on the moon’s surface over four years ago. Before touching down on the Moon’s surface later in August, around the 23rd of that month, the rover will travel for just over a month. India would become the fourth nation to accomplish the feat with a successful landing, joining the United States, the Soviet Union, and China.