Chandrayaan-3: ISRO Vikram lander successfully separates from Propulsion Module

The Lunar Module will now descend to a slightly lower orbit upon a deboosting planned for Friday at 4pm, informed ISRO

The Lander Module of Chandrayaan-3 comprising theVikram Lander and Pragyan Rover successfully separated from the propulsion module on Thursday. However, the propulsion module will continue its orbit around the Moon.

TheVikram Lander Module is scheduled to make a soft landing on the South Polar Region of moon on August 23, upon which the 6-wheeler Pragyan Rover will gather data on the elemental composition of the atmosphere. The rover has instruments configured with payloads to provide data related to the Moon’s surface.

Chandrayaan-3 begins its final journey towards the Moon

➤ISRO successfully separates Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram Lunar Module from Propulsion Module

➤Lunar Module to descend to a lower orbit upon a deboosting planned for Friday: ISRO

➤Propulsion Module to continue its orbit around the Moon

➤Vikram Lander Module to make soft landing on the Moon’s South Polar Region on August 23

➤Pragyan Rover to provide data related to Moon’s surface