It has been a month and two days since the Indian Space Research Organization launched the Chandrayaan-3 mission on July 14. The spacecraft was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
ISRO is striving to make a successful soft landing on the Moon, making India the fourth country in the world to achieve this feat after the United States, Russia and China.
Chandrayaan-3 components include various electronic and mechanical subsystems aimed at ensuring a safe and soft landing such as navigation sensors, propulsion systems, guidance and control, among others.
The stated objectives of India’s third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, are a safe and soft landing, rover rotation on the lunar surface, and in-situ scientific experiments.
The approved cost of Chandrayaan-3 is Rs 2.5 billion (excluding launch vehicle cost).