Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched on July 14th at 2.35 PM IST. The lander and rover are expected to land near the Moon’s South Pole region on 23rd August 2023.

Chandrayaan- 3 is made up of an indigenous Lander module (LM) a Propulsion module (PM) and a Rover, and its goal is to develop and demonstrate new technologies needed for interplanetary missions. The Lander will be able to soft land at a predetermined lunar spot and deploy the Rover,  which will conduct in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface while moving. The Lander and Rover are equipped with research payloads to conduct experiments on the lunar surface. The primary duty of the PM is to transport the LM from the launch vehicle to the final lunar 100 km circular polar orbit and then separate the LM from the PM. Aside from that, the Propulsion Module will have one scientific payload as an added bonus. As an added bonus, the Propulsion Module carries one research payload that will operate once the Lander Module is separated. The launcher for Chandrayaan-3 has been designated as LVM3 M4, which will place the integrated module in an Elliptic Parking Orbit (EPO) measuring 170 x 36500 kilometers.