Vikram Lander Separates From ISRO's Chandrayaan-3, Landing At Lunar Surface On August 23

Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander: The Vikram lander attached with the ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 has been separated from the spacecraft on Thursday. The lander will now make its landing on the South Pole of the lunar surface on August 23 at 5:45 PM.

"LM is successfully separated from the Propulsion Module (PM). LM is set to descend to a slightly lower orbit upon a deboosting planned for tomorrow," ISRO said in a tweet.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

‘Thanks for the ride, mate! 👋’
said the Lander Module (LM).

LM is successfully separated from the Propulsion Module (PM)

LM is set to descend to a slightly lower orbit upon a deboosting planned for tomorrow around 1600 Hrs., IST.

Now, 🇮🇳 has3⃣ 🛰️🛰️🛰️… pic.twitter.com/rJKkPSr6Ct

— ISRO (@isro) August 17, 2023

Chandrayaan-3, which was launched on July 14, entered into the lunar orbit on August 5. It was placed into the orbit by India's heavy lift rocket LVM3. After its entry, orbit reduction maneuvers were carried out on August 6, 9, 14 and 16. ISRO is conducting a series of maneuvers to gradually reduce Chandrayaan-3's orbit and position it over the lunar poles.

In the next step Lander Module will descend to a slightly lower orbit around the Moon on Friday. Once on the Moon, the lander will photograph the Pragyaan rover, which will deploy its instruments to study seismic activity on the lunar surface.