Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 lifted off today afternoon at 2.35 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The mission is India’s third lunar exploration mission and its goal is to soft-land a lander and rover on the moon. The spacecraft was launched on a GSLV Mark-3 rocket ‘Bahubali’. The lander named ‘Vikram’ carried the rover, ‘Pragyan’. The rover will be tasked with exploring the lunar surface for signs of water and other resources.
Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-up to the 2019 Chandrayaan-2 mission. It was successful in sending an orbiter and a lander to the moon, but the lander crashed during its final descent.
