Chandrayaan 3 Launch: Date, Time, Place, Key Features, All You Need to Know

On July 14 at 2.35 p.m. IST, the Chandrayaan-3 mission will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota by the ISRO.

The lander Vikram and rover Pragyaan of the Chandrayaan-3 are expected to touchdown on the Moon on either August 23 or 24. Chandrayaan-3 will enter lunar orbit approximately a month after its launch. Notably, Chandrayaan-2’s landing site was close to the south pole of the lunar surface at latitude of 70 degrees for the most recent mission.

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According to the ISRO, Chandrayaan-3 will be launched by the Launch Vehicle Mark III (LVM3), also called the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III, on Friday, July 14 at 2:35 pm IST. It will lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India.

The budget of the entire mission of the launch of Chandrayaan-3 is Rs. 615 crore.