10 Interesting Facts about the Chandrayaan 3

By Aapli Service Team

Chandrayaan-3 is India's third lunar mission.

[{"selector":"#anim-6d3f5ca7-8002-4a9c-9cb1-ea35be8d4695","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a807efc-bc3a-4abb-a41b-e3a09c59ecc6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 133.24979%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a189d1e0-5914-4c22-978d-87185e8842e4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dc8a9545-dd2b-4160-a297-a81ac35c7440","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 49.94320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-13e9dc70-a54a-4b7b-a6d5-8d3975bbb0b9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e44cce7e-3ad9-40ac-b64f-4ea68152da75","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 566.37398%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dot

It was launched on July 14, 2023, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

[{"selector":"#anim-0f59fd6d-97ac-4d4c-9d37-6fb10270694d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-429d0634-26b7-4432-949a-3a510770becb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 49.94320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c130ecd2-d147-4f22-9a07-ee0abf2ffe02","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0002fbcb-642d-43b1-a605-a29d1e5cf9ac","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 126.68351%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-496b406f-f1d0-4ddc-bd82-f44e4a14b893","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-edc380d1-f4f0-4948-9ec5-405adf5af2d7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 566.37398%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dot

The spacecraft consists of a lander, a rover, and a propulsion module.

[{"selector":"#anim-1433b199-20e8-42fa-8274-a122898d789f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e287a1ed-cf6e-4a8e-818f-0dc99b5b3f33","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 49.94320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-48a9a6a1-540e-4c4d-9e58-690f77d7ee83","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3b71a1de-6d43-4c14-9893-8e32b190bd75","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 168.91130%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b5667e9c-25b0-41e0-93ef-201bb5615780","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8a5c0436-c593-46ac-b904-d344a2afa828","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 566.37398%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dot

The lander is named Vikram, after the scientist Vikram Sarabhai, who is considered the father of the Indian space program.

[{"selector":"#anim-d81038dc-a7a7-4603-a22b-b7be10776f07","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2dd92898-48c4-46e5-9ece-1d04c82cd89f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 49.94320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-966d2ab4-7e08-498b-868d-f2c7cc418275","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e956f59b-b86a-4422-abab-600a0f2c2620","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 108.04095%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-510571bd-02d9-43d5-9279-acf7e9750990","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-10632fcf-b91e-4a7b-a648-ae61d85ab6ca","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 566.37398%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dot

The rover is named Pragyan, which means "wisdom" in Sanskrit.

[{"selector":"#anim-7afbea05-03bf-4e48-9f6d-898c7bf04a0c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b47e1c3d-ce85-4db6-95dc-32d60d6cd37b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 49.94320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b72fa1e5-6071-4383-8159-f9a21dad28ef","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c598138e-557c-4682-a8f3-142380216e51","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 152.05763%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e58db48b-e270-436c-89b4-bdd9340c1b24","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-510d0ff2-16c0-476b-9cb4-18c81449e15a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 566.37398%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dot

The spacecraft is expected to land on the lunar surface on August 23, 2023.

[{"selector":"#anim-38a0890a-1aaf-42a5-9710-c6bad43a3602","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b1f37351-1a2d-4a96-9d5a-4f7e9ffe87e1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 49.94320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1e922f9d-6d4d-42ae-97e6-ab8d3573a4c9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a9fd06fc-78e9-4ad3-a127-cda78e730770","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 115.43210%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1895d7e6-4e96-41a1-8ec5-a679b219b1c9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-929b1d67-526d-4839-ac96-fdb1ba846eee","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 566.37398%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dot

The landing site is the south pole of the Moon.

[{"selector":"#anim-8b933527-7637-4908-a996-b3f1ad2d2893","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e2178d18-2d6e-498f-812e-3785ba53073f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 49.94320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4eda0df0-ef35-4ff4-90d4-b3f40a256861","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c56d974d-15d0-4b23-9b91-8feb29f7b25f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 227.70163%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c1c2f8b1-42b1-42cc-81b6-188b909236bc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5cbf12af-ba4e-42b1-a30f-87958a0e516f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 566.37398%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dot

The mission aims to explore the lunar surface and conduct scientific experiments.

[{"selector":"#anim-c771905c-fd13-4be8-b3be-e2ebf611cb91","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-228374ce-3ddc-403a-a2c9-e3db961f6a82","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 49.94320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-51121c81-e3d7-4ed4-ac59-0cf7492d6621","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d7397a31-3215-4d2d-80bb-5e34d1ab84b5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 115.43210%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4be757de-4ff8-44dd-a112-a01f233befee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e461491e-f20f-48a0-a87d-4cac0742a43e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 566.37398%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dot

The mission is expected to last for one lunar day, which is equivalent to 14 Earth days.

[{"selector":"#anim-4152dbb7-f801-4471-a9ac-776565a4bf0a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c76cf06e-88a0-4dfd-ad0a-b0dab3ddb80f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 49.94320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3b1dbc22-5aad-4843-b75d-34ffc21ca1bf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61420ca4-da95-470a-93b6-24646fd895a6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 116.23931%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e582806e-fe51-4221-9ada-178dfc6c7522","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c013164e-8fee-4be8-9570-61e879e4bd82","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 566.37398%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dot

Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2, which was launched in 2019.

[{"selector":"#anim-66f05c0e-166b-4d07-a1e8-a09e9906636f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ae2ed976-5c6b-473e-a1b4-a6c03b8485f4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 49.94320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4afe2ae9-94a7-491a-86e3-d25b6667ba6a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b5ad500-71b8-4252-8b9d-4cb1eaf40b71","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 121.17550%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9ab2a3b7-3a7d-4d18-b5da-3dbe375c3765","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fe76e05e-a714-498f-92e6-9030b896632d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 566.37398%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dot

Next : 7 Most Beautiful National Parks in the USA

[{"selector":"#anim-023fa474-160b-4f87-963b-14f350cd4c16","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-806dcd0e-be3b-4215-a25e-e3dc9893d6b8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-111.11111%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Browse more