The much-anticipated Chandrayaan-3 Soft Landing is expected to take place within few hours from now. ISRO took to X (formerly Twitter) and revealed that Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram Lander is scheduled to land on the Moon at 6.04 PM IST on August 23, 2023, if everything goes as planned. The space agency also thanked people for their wishes and positivity.
ISRO also urged people to experience the journey together as the action unfolds live. If Vikram Lander soft lands on the Moon, then Pragyan Rover will roll out after two hours. ISRO designed and developed Chandrayaan-3 after learning from past mistakes. The agency revealed that Chandrayaan-3 is based on a failure-based design.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
🇮🇳Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon 🌖on August 23, 2023, around 18:04 Hrs. IST.
Thanks for the wishes and positivity!
Let’s continue experiencing the journey together
as the action unfolds LIVE at:
ISRO Website https://t.co/osrHMk7MZL
YouTube… pic.twitter.com/zyu1sdVpoE— ISRO (@isro) August 20, 2023
How to watch Chandrayaan-3 Soft Landing?
You can watch Chandrayaan-3 Soft Landing directly from the official ISRO website. The agency is ready with the YouTube link now itself.
You can also watch the Chandrayaan-3 Soft Landing on Facebook and X. If you prefer silence, then the best way to watch the soft landing of the prestigious Chandrayaan-3 by tuning in to DD National starting at 5.27 PM on August 23, 2023. The Chandrayaan-3 will soft land on the Lunar South Pole at 6.04 PM IST as opposed to 5.47 PM IST as previously revealed. It looks like ISRO had made adjustments after studying all the parameters.
Meanwhile, ISRO shared the images of Lunar far side area captured by the Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
Here are the images of
Lunar far side area
captured by the
Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera (LHDAC).This camera that assists in locating a safe landing area — without boulders or deep trenches — during the descent is developed by ISRO… pic.twitter.com/rwWhrNFhHB
— ISRO (@isro) August 21, 2023
The LHDAC camera is used to locate a safe landing area without boulders or deep trenches during the descent phase. The camera is developed by ISRO at Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad. In addition to LHDAC, the Chandrayaan-3 mission also includes several sensors for tracking velocity and other vital parameters.
Microsoft also included Chandrayyan-3 Soft Landing as today’s Windows 11 Search Suggestion. You can learn more about the Moon mission by selecting the relevant prompts. Bing Chat AI will provide answers.
We expect Chandrayyan-3 to successfully soft land on the Lunar South Pole without any glitches and as per textbook precision. ISRO has learned from past mistakes and applied new technologies in the design and development of the Chandrayaan-3 mission. There are reports that ISRO also has Plan B in place where it intends to soft-land on the Moon on August 27 if the climatic conditions are not favorable. Let’s pray & wait for Chandrayaan-3 Soft Landing on August 23.