Vikram landing as seen from Lander Imager Camera just prior to landing.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

All planned Rover movements have been verified. The Rover has successfully traversed a distance of about 8 meters.

Rover payloads LIBS and APXS are turned ON.

All payloads on the propulsion module, lander module, and rover are performing nominally.

India again becomes the FIRST to operate an uncrewed rover on the south polar region of the Moon and the THIRD to do so anywhere on the Moon!

Chandrayaan-2's original plan was to be launched on GSLV MK2 with Russian lander and Indian rover.
But Russia refused to go ahead with this project post Fobos-grunt failure.

PM Narendra Modi will visit ISTRAC at Bengaluru on 26/8/23 immediately after returning from his foreign visit at 7:15am.
According to some sources he will reveal name of Vikram's landing site.

Chandrayaan-3 creats ₹31,000 crore stock rally in stock market.

The rover will turn today and take pic of lander: ISRO Chairman to PM Modi.

🚀 Chandrayaan 3's Rover Payloads: Unveiling Lunar Mysteries! 🌕

1. LASER Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS): Through the magic of light, LIBS conducts qualitative and quantitative elemental analysis, unraveling chemical compositions and revealing lunar mineralogy. A journey of discovery on the lunar surface! 🔬🌌

2. Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS): Diving into lunar tales, APXS delves into elements—Mg, Al, Si, K, Ca, Ti, Fe—embedded in the lunar soil and rocks near the landing site. A celestial voyage shedding light on lunar history! ✨🪐

These cutting-edge tools are onboard Chandrayaan 3's rover, leading the way to an exciting lunar expedition. 🌙🛰 #Chandrayaan3 #LunarExploration #RoverPayloads

🇮🇳 Important Chandrayaan-3 Mission Updates: 🚨

- The designated landing site for Chandrayaan 3 is referred to as "ShivaShakthi Point."
- The impact location of Chandrayaan 2 on the moon is named "Tiranga Point."
- August 23rd has been chosen to be observed as "National Space Day."

These announcements were made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to ISTRAC, ISRO's tracking center.

🌕 Chandrayaan-3 Mission Update! 🚀

🎯 Mission Goals:
1. ✅ Successfully landing on the lunar surface.
2. ✅ Navigating and exploring with the rover.
3. 🔄 Ongoing in-situ scientific experiments.


🔬 All payloads in action, collecting valuable lunar insights. Stay tuned for more lunar discoveries! 🌒🛰 #Chandrayaan3Mission

Rover will enter sleep mode after 14 days ( 1 lunar day). And system will try to wake up once sun rises again . If it calls back we are lucky - @isro chairman at TVM
(Credit: @Aruraj2696/X)

The launch date has been rescheduled to August 28th, 09:26:22 (JST) or August 28th, 05:56:22 IST.🚀

#SLIM #JAXA #XRISM

X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission --- XRISM Illustration