Operator: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Launch Site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre Launch Date: 14 July 2023 Landing Date: 23 August 2023 Budget: ₹615 crore Significance: First to land near the lunar south pole.
Chandrayaan-3, is the third Indian lunar exploration mission under the Chandrayaan programme.
It’s Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) comprises of three main components:
- orbiter
- lander named Vikram
- rover named Pragyan
ISRO Chairperson: S. Somanath Mission Director: S. Mohanakumar
Previous Failure of Chandrayaan 2
ISRO chairman, S. Somanath said:
- five engines of the lander generating higher thrust,
- limitation of the software to detect errors and,
- the small landing site; were the three primary causes for the crashlanding of the lander in Chandrayaan 2