Chandrayaan 3 soft lands on moon

August 25, 2023

India has become the 4^th country to land on the Moon (after United States, Russia, and China) and the first to land on its south-pole with successful landing of Vikram lander which was onboard the Chandrayaan 3.
- Chandrayaan-3 is expected to operate for at least one lunar day (14 Earth days) on the lunar surface.
The Pragyan rover onboard the lander will move around the landing site within a radius of 500 meters, conducting in-situ experiments and sending data and images to the lander.
The Vikram lander will relay the data and images to the orbiter, which will then transmit them to Earth.