Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing HIGHLIGHTS: This is dawn of new India, says PM Modi

Written By: Raghwendra Shukla Updated on: August 23, 2023, 06.56 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing HIGHLIGHTS: The lander landed near the South Pole of the moon after travelling about 3.84 lakh km for over 40 days.

Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing HIGHLIGHTS: India's moon lander successfully set its four legs softly and safely on the lunar soil on Wednesday evening as planned, and became the fourth nation in the world to achieve the feat. The lander landed near the South Pole of the moon after travelling about 3.84 lakh km for over 40 days.

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With the landing, a major portion of the Rs 600 crore Chandrayaan-3 mission has been realised. The remaining portion is the moon rover rolling down from the lander, moving around and doing the programmed experiments.

Chandrayaan-3 moon landing HIGHLIGHTS:

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  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Rover has APXS and LIBS

     

    According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the moon rover has Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) for deriving the elemental composition in the vicinity of the landing site.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: ISRO chief congratulates his team

     

    ISRO chief S Somanath congratulates his team on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: This success belongs to all of humanity, says PM Modi

     

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    "India's successful Moon mission is not just India's alone...This success belongs to all of humanity," says PM Modi on Chandrayaan-3 mission success.

    India is the first country to land on lunar south pole with Chandrayaan-3 mission

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Celebrations outside Congress headquarters  

     

    Celebrations outside Congress headquarters as Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: This is the dawn of new India, says PM Modi

     

    "When we see such historic moments it makes us very proud. This is the dawn of new India," says PM Modi on the soft landing of ISRO's third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 on the moon.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: India becomes the first and only country to land on Moon’s South Pole

     

    India has made history as the Chandrayaan-3 mission has successfully landed on the moon's south pole, an unexplored region that is thought to be rich in water ice. WATCH VIDEO HERE 

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: India is on the Moon

    India is on the Moon, says ISRO chief S Somanath as Chandrayaan 3 lander module Vikram makes safe and soft landing on the Moon.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: India becomes first country to reach south pole 

     

    India has become the first country in the world to reach the south pole of the Moon.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Vikram touches down on the Moon's South Pole

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    Chandrayaan-3 mission successful. Vikram touches down on the Moon's South Pole

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Module approaching the lunar surface

     

    Chandrayaan-3 lander module enters the vertical descent phase; the module approaches the lunar surface. At an height of 140 meters. 

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today:  Vertical decent phase of Vikram begins

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    Vertical decent phase of Vikram lander has started. 

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Module at an altitude of 17.8km

     

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    17.8kmChandrayaan-3 lander module is at an altitude of 17.8km from the Moon's surface, says ISRO.

     

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Vikram shares pictures of moon

     

    Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram shares pictures of the moon's surface.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: No ground intervention in the descent

     

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    Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram's altitude is decreasing after the Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS) was initiated and the power descent phase is on.

    No ground intervention in the descent of the lander module after initiation of Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS).

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule watch telecast at Nehru Planetarium

     

    NCP chief Sharad Pawar & Supriya Sule watch live telecast of Chandrayaan-3 landing event at Nehru Planetarium in Mumbai

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Descent phase started

     

    The power descent phase of Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram has started, says ISRO.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Soft landing on the Moon’s South Pole begins

     

    Chandrayaan 3 begins its historic landing on the Moon’s South Pole

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Hardeep Puri attends 'ardas' for successful soft landing  

     

    Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday participated in a special 'ardas' at Delhi's Gurdwara Bangla Sahib for the successful landing of India's moon mission Chandrayaan-3, which is scheduled for its soft-landing on the lunar surface today.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Kailash Kher dedicates song 

     

    Singer Kailash Kher dedicates a song for Indians before the landing of Chandrayaan-3.

  • Ahead of Chandrayaan 3 landing, John Cena posts a picture of Indian flag

     

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    WWE star and actor John Cena has shared a picture of the Indian flag leaving many fans baffled. John on Wednesday took to Instagram, where he shared the picture of the Indian national flag but without any caption leaving many wondering as to why he has posted the Tricolour. Fans took to the comment section to praise the personality.

     

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Special 'Bhasma Aarti' performed at Mahakaleshwar temple 

     

    A special 'Bhasma Aarti' was performed at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain district for the success of India's third lunar mission — Chandrayaan-3 — on Wednesday. The Vikram lander will attempt a soft touchdown on the moon's south pole on Wednesday evening.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Visuals from ISRO Mission Control Centre in Bengaluru

     

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Free live streaming

    The live telecast of the landing operations at Mission Operation Complex (MOX) will begin at 1720 IST.  

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    • ISRO Chandrayaan-3 Live Link: https://isro.gov.in

    • ISRO Live YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DLA_64yz8Ss

    • ISRO official Facebook channel: https://facebook.com/ISRO

    • DD National TV

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  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: All set to initiate the Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS), says ISRO

     

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Soft landing on moon south pole

    The attempted soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon's south pole has been scheduled for around 18:04 IST, with the powered descent of the Vikram lander expected at 17:45 IST.

     

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: School students in Jammu sing Hum Honge Kamyab

     Jammu school students sing 'Hum Honge Kamyab' ahead of the scheduled landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon's lunar surface later today.

     

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: ISRO tweet

    All set to initiate the Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS).  Awaiting the arrival of Lander Module (LM) at the designated point, around 17:44 Hrs. IST. 

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  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: School students wave Tiranga

    Students of Vidya Bal Bhawan Public School in Mayur Vihar-3 wave the Tiranga, raise slogans and play musical instruments as the nation awaits the successful lunar landing of Chandrayaan-3 today.

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  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: What Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar says

     

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Locals perform hawan in Chandigarh

     

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  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: International Sand Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a miniature sand sculpture at Denver, Colorado in the US

     

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  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Former ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair

    Former ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair says, "...Everybody is anxiously looking forward to this great event. As far as the Indian space program is concerned, it is going to be the most significant milestone for planetary exploration.

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  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Prayers offered at Ajmer

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    Prayers offered at Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan for the successful lunar landing of Chandrayaan-3.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: 80% changes done in Chandrayaan-3

     

    "About 80% changes are done (in Chandrayaan-3)...They incorporated many things into Chandrayaan-3. Earlier it was seeing only the height when it is landing, called altimeter, now in addition to that they've also added a velocity meter called doppler, so you will know the height and also velocity, so that it can control itself," Former ISRO Scientist YS Rajan said on safe landing of Chandrayaan-3.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Ganga Aarti performed at Parmarth Niketan Ghat in Rishikesh

     

    A Ganga Aarti was performed at Parmarth Niketan Ghat in Rishikesh ahead of the crowning moment of India's third lunar mission. A group of people in Bhubaneswar, Varanasi and Prayagraj performed 'havan' and offered prayers for the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 lander. 

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates, Chandrayaan-3 Live Location Today: Chandrayaan-3 to land on uncharted south pole

     

    Indian Space Research Organisation's Chandrayaan-3 is all set to create history by landing on the uncharted south pole of the moon. The attempted soft-landing has been scheduled at 18:04 hrs IST.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi to virtually witness attempted lunar landing in South Africa 

     

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in South Africa to attend the 15th BRICS Summit, will virtually witness the historic landing attempt on the lunar surface as part of the country's third lunar mission — Chandrayaan-3.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Sand art in Prayagraj

     

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    Students of Allahabad Central University make a sand sculpture wishing successful landing of Chandrayaan-3, at the Sangam in Prayagraj on Tuesday.

     

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Students celebrate pre-soft landing

     

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    Students of Everwin School in Chennai with their faces painted with moon celebrate the pre-soft landing of Chandrayaan- 3.

     

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Sand art on ISRO’s lunar mission

     

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    Students of Sudarsan Sand Art Institute create a sand art on ISRO’s lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 at Prui's beach on Tuesday. 

     

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Monks in Rishikesh too prayed for the success of the mission

     

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    Monks offer prayers during a ‘Ganga Aarti’ for ISRO’s lunar mission Chandrayaan-3’s safe landing on the Moon, in Rishikesh.

     

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates:  Monks pray for successful landing 

     

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    Monks perform ‘Ganga Aarti’ at Dashashwamedh Ghat while praying for the successful landing of ISRO’s lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 on Moon’s surface, in Varanasi.

     

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Miniature artist designs 1.5-inch tall model of Chandrayaan-3 using gold

     

    A Coimbatore-based miniature artist has designed a 1.5-inch tall model of Chandrayaan-3, India's Mission to the Moon, using 4 grams of gold. A miniature artist named Mariappan said he had made this miniature to express his gratitude to all the scientists involved in the Chandrayaan project.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Delhi CM Kejriwal says praying for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3

     

    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he is praying for the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 lander module on the moon which is eagerly awaited by the entire country. He said it is a matter of joy that the Chandrayaan lander module is going to land on the surface of the moon on Wednesday.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Chandrayaan-3 mission is a matter of pride for India, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

     

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged people to stand together and cheer for its successful soft landing. Describing Chandrayaan-3 mission a matter of pride for the entire nation, Banerjee on Tuesday lauded Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists for all their efforts. "Chandrayaan-3 mission is a matter of pride for the entire nation! The @isro team belongs to India. Their hard work is a testament of the country's progress which has come from the people, scientists and economists, and not any political entity," she wrote on X. 

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Excited, eagerly awaiting Chandrayaan-3's Moon landing, says Sunita Williams

     

    Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has expressed her excitement and anticipation for the event. Williams, renowned for her remarkable contributions to space expeditions, eagerly looks forward to the Pragyaan rover's exploration of the lunar south pole, which holds great promise for scientific discoveries. In a statement shared by National Geographic India, she emphasised the importance of lunar exploration.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Sri Lankan envoy congratulates India ahead of Chandrayaan-3 soft landing

     

    With Chandrayaan-3 set to land on the moon on Wednesday, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda congratulated India on Tuesday. Chandrayaan-3 is set to land around 18:04 IST. "It is a moment of pride for India, but also for us as we are also a part of the sub-continent. So, congratulations India," Moragoda said. 

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: “May our country progress this way…”: Hindustani classical vocalist Soma Ghosh lauds Chandryaan-3 mission  
     

    Ahead of the much-awaited Chandrayaan-3 mission's soft landing on the lunar surface, Hindustani classical vocalist and Padma Shri awardee Soma Ghosh shared her excitement and hoped that India will continue to make progress to become “vishwa guru”. “Tomorrow Chandrayaan 3 will land on the moon and our India will take a step forward. I wish that may our country progress in this way and becomes a “vishwa guru” someday. We are very fortunate PM Modi is thinking so much for our country. Scientists of our country have made many big inventions and we are very proud of them,” Soma Ghosh told news agency ANI.

     

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Assam govt directs schools to organise special assemblies to watch the live stream of Chandrayan-3 landing

     

    The Assam School Education Department has asked all schools to organise special assemblies of students to watch the live stream of Chandrayan-3 landing on the moon on Wednesday. The event should be organised in coordination with the Sarba Shiksha Abhiyan, Assam. The Chief Minister's Office has also posted the letter on X. 

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Bhopal Science Centre gets ready for Chandrayaan-3 soft landing

     

    A model of Chandrayaan-3 has been prepared and a screen has been installed at the Bhopal Science Centre to give complete information about the mission.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Complainants demand immediate action on actor

     

    Organisations have charged that the post by Prakash Raj was mocking Chandrayaan-3 mission and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The complainants have demanded immediate action on the actor.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Police complaint against Prakash Raj for 'objectionable' Chandrayaan tweet

     

    Meanwhile, some organisations have filed a police complaint against actor and activist Prakash Raj in Bagalkot district of Karnataka for his objectionable tweet on Chandrayaan-3.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: ISRO may postpone soft landing 

    The ISRO may postpone the touchdown to August 27 in the event that health parameters of the lander module are found to be "abnormal", a senior official was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Chandrayaan-1's discovery

     

    Notably, the Chandrayaan-1 mission discovered the presence of water on the surface of the Moon, which was a new revelation for the world and even the premier Space agencies like the USA's NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) were fascinated by this discovery and used the inputs for their further experiments.  

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: India to become first country to land on the lunar south pole

     

    India will be the fourth country in the world to achieve this feat after the United States, Russia, and China, but India will be the only country in the world to land on the lunar south pole.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Objectives of Chandrayaan-3

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    The stated objectives of Chandrayaan-3, India's third lunar mission, are safe and soft landing on the lunar surface, rover moving on the moon's surface, and in-situ scientific experiments.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Chandrayaan-3 mission's lander named after Vikram Sarabhai 

     

    The Chandrayaan-3 mission's lander is named after Vikram Sarabhai (1919–1971), who is widely regarded as the father of the Indian space programme. Notably, the 'Vikram' lander module of the spacecraft successfully separated from the propulsion module on Thursday.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Chandrayaan-2 orbiter establishes two-way communication

     

    In a significant development, the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter which was still orbiting around the moon established a two-way connection with the lander module of Chandrayaan-3 on Monday.

  • Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing LIVE Updates: Mission Operations Complex LIVE telecast 

     

    The live telecast of the landing operations at MOX will begin at 1720 IST on Wednesday. Live actions of landing will be available on the ISRO website, its YouTube channel, Facebook, and public broadcaster DD National TV from 17:27 IST on Aug 23, 2023.

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