Isro says ‘all activities are on schedule’ on Chandrayaan-3 mission

BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Thursday said that all activities related to the Chandrayaan-3 mission are on schedule and all systems are functioning normally.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Isro said, “Chandrayaan-3 Mission: All activities are on schedule. All systems are normal. Lander Module payloads ILSA, RAMBHA and ChaSTE are turned ON today. Rover mobility operations have commenced. SHAPE payload on the Propulsion Module was turned ON on Sunday”.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
All activities are on schedule.
All systems are normal.

Lander Module payloads ILSA, RAMBHA and ChaSTE are turned ON today.

Rover mobility operations have commenced.

SHAPE payload on the Propulsion Module was turned ON on Sunday.

— ISRO (@isro) August 24, 2023

After a 40-day journey into space, the Chandrayaan-3 lander ‘Vikram’ touched down on the uncharted lunar south pole on Wednesday evening, making India the first country to do so. India also became only the fourth nation after the US, Russia and China to successfully conduct a lunar landing mission.

The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft put down the Vikram lander on the lunar surface, tilting to a horizontal position ahead of landing. The spacecraft was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on July 14.

A GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle was used for the launch of the spacecraft that was placed in the lunar orbit on August 5 and since then, it went through a series of orbital manoeuvres before zeroing in on the Moon’s surface. (ANI)