00:00 Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 has reached closer to the moon and is all set to soft
00:09 land on the lunar surface by August 23.
00:12 The ISRO said that it successfully reduced the orbit of the Chandrayaan-3 mission's
00:17 lander module, or LM, on Sunday.
00:20 Launched on 14 July, the lander module of Chandrayaan-3 successfully separated from
00:24 the propulsion module, or PM, on Thursday, 35 days after the mission was launched.
00:29 India's third lunar mission is designed to further explore the uncharted south pole
00:34 of the lunar surface.
00:35 Primarily, it aims to demonstrate the ability to soft land on the moon's surface and
00:40 operate a robotic rover on the lunar terrain.
00:43 The mission objectives of Chandrayaan-3 are to demonstrate a safe and soft landing on
00:47 the lunar surface, to demonstrate rover roving on the moon, and to conduct in-situ scientific
00:52 experiments.
00:53 ISRO's post on X-Rayed, Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon on August 23, 2023,
00:59 around 18.04 hours.
01:01 According to reports, the landing will be streamed live on the ISRO's official website
01:06 and on its social media platforms, including YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
01:10 Viewers can also access live commentary and expert analysis during the event.
01:15 The live streaming will start at around 5.27 pm and the landing is scheduled for 6.04 pm.
01:20 ISRO has also asked schools and other educational institutions to host live streaming of the
01:26 Chandrayaan-3's soft landing.
01:28 The Indian Space Agency said that India's pursuit of space exploration has reached a
01:33 remarkable milestone with the impending Chandrayaan-3 mission poised to achieve a soft landing on
01:38 the lunar surface.
01:39 ISRO further said that this achievement marks a significant step forward for Indian science,
01:44 engineering, technology and industry, symbolizing the nation's progress in space exploration.
01:49 So far, no country has made a soft landing at the moon's south polar region.
01:53 However, soft landings at the equatorial region of the moon have been done in the past by
01:58 the US, China and Russia.
01:59 Learning from Chandrayaan-2's mission, the landing area of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft
02:04 has been increased to 4 km by 2.5 km.
02:08 The Chandrayaan-2's landing site was small, within a 500 m by 500 m area.
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