Chandrayaan-3

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Chandrayaan-3 is India’s third lunar exploration mission that successfully achieved a soft landing near the Moon’s south pole, marking a major milestone for the Indian Space Research Organisation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Space Research Organisation mission
lunar exploration mission
space mission
achievementForCountry major milestone for Indian space program
agencyAbbreviation Indian Space Research Organisation
surface form: ISRO
celestialBodyCategory Moon
surface form: Earth's Moon
communication communicates via lander and propulsion module
countryOfOperator India
domain space exploration
landerName Vikram
landingBody Moon
landingDate 2023-08-23
landingSiteRegion lunar south polar region
landingSuccess true
launchContractor Indian Space Research Organisation
launchCountry India
launchDate 2023-07-14
launchSite Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Sriharikota
launchVehicle LVM3
surface form: LVM3 M4
missionType lunar exploration
lunar landing mission
notableAchievement Chandrayaan-3 self-linksurface differs
surface form: India became fourth country to achieve soft landing on Moon

first successful soft landing near Moon south pole by India
objective conduct in-situ scientific experiments on lunar surface
demonstrate rover mobility on Moon
demonstrate safe and soft landing on lunar surface
operator Indian Space Research Organisation
powerSource solar power
predecessor Chandrayaan-2
program Chandrayaan-3 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chandrayaan programme
propulsionModuleFunction transport lander to lunar orbit
relatedMission Chandrayaan-1
Chandrayaan-2
roverName Pragyan
roverWheels six-wheeled rover
scientificGoals measure lunar seismic activity
measure thermal properties of lunar regolith
study lunar plasma environment
study lunar surface composition
softLanding true
spaceAgency Indian Space Research Organisation
surface form: ISRO
spacecraftBus ISRO lunar lander bus
spacecraftComponents Pragyan
surface form: Pragyan rover

lander Vikram
surface form: Vikram lander

propulsion module
status completed
targetBody Moon
targetRegion south polar region of the Moon

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Chandrayaan-3 notableAchievement Chandrayaan-3 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: India became fourth country to achieve soft landing on Moon
GSLV Mk III / LVM3 notableMission Chandrayaan-3
subject surface form: GSLV Mk III
Chandrayaan-3 program Chandrayaan-3 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chandrayaan programme
Chandrayaan-2 spacecraftComponents Chandrayaan-3
this entity surface form: rover Pragyan
Chandrayaan-2 successor Chandrayaan-3