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PM Modi To Virtually Witness Chandrayaan-3's Moon Landing Attempt From South Africa
Swarajya Staff
Aug 23, 2023, 12:42 PM | Updated 12:46 PM IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be virtually witnessing the moon landing attempt of India's third lunar mission - Chandrayaan-3.
PM Modi, who is participating in the BRICS Summit in South Africa, will join the event via video-conferencing.
Chandrayaan-3's lander module, comprising of the lander Vikram and the rover Pragyan, will attempt to land on the south pole of the moon at 6.04 pm today.
The mission gains significance as a successful landing on the moon's surface will make India the first country to land a spacecraft on the lunar body's south pole.
The ₹ 600 crore Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched on July 14 onboard Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-3) rocket, for a 41-day voyage to reach near the lunar south pole.
The module would undergo internal checks and await the sunrise at the designated landing site, ISRO has said, adding that the powered descent - to achieve soft-landing on the Moon's surface - is expected to be initiated at around 5.45 pm on Wednesday (23 August), reports NDTV.
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