Chandrayaan 3 makes connection with Chandrayaan 2 orbiter, 2 days left for moon touchdown

NH Bureau Tuesday, 22 August 2023 07:47:08 AM

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New Delhi : The Indian Space Research Organization ( ISRO) on Monday said that the Vikram lander on Chandrayaan 3 has established a connection with the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter. The soft landing of Vikram lander is scheduled for August 23 on the moon.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
‘Welcome, buddy!’
Ch-2 orbiter formally welcomed Ch-3 LM.

Two-way communication between the two is established.

MOX has now more routes to reach the LM.

Update: Live telecast of Landing event begins at 17:20 Hrs. IST.#Chandrayaan_3 #Ch3
— ISRO (@isro) August 21, 2023

On Sunday, ISRO had informed that the lander module is in 25 km x 134 km orbit. The agency will be attempting the soft landing on August 23, 2023.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission🚀

Witness the cosmic climax as #Chandrayaan3 is set to land on the moon on 23 August 2023, around 18:04 IST.@isro pic.twitter.com/ho0wHQj3kw
— PIB India (@PIB_India) August 21, 2023

On the other hand, doubts were raised over the mission after news of Russia's Luna 25 aircraft crash came to light.

The scientists and researchers are confident that there will be no effect of Luna 25 crash on the ISRO's Chandrayaan 3 mission. The Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the Moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit, Russia’s Roscosmos space agency said on August 20.