Chandrayaan-3 And LVM3 Moved To Launchpad In Satish Dhawan Space Centre. IN PICS

Chandrayaan-3: The mated assembly of Chandrayaan-3 and the LVM3 (Launch Vehicle Mark III) M4 vehicle was moved to the launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on July 6, 2023. (Photo: Twitter/@ISRO)

Chandrayaan-3: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch Chandrayaan-3 on July 13, 2023, at 2:30 pm IST. (Photo: Twitter/@ISRO)

Chandrayaan-3 is the succeeding mission to Chandrayaan-2. The primary objective of the Moon mission is to put a lander and a rover on the Moon's highlands near its south pole, and to demonstrate end-to-end landing and roving capabilities. (Photo: Twitter/@ISRO)

Chandrayaan-3: On July 5, 2023, the encapsulated assembly of Chandrayaan-3 and LVM3 M4 were attached to each other. Consisting of a lander, a rover, and a propulsion module, Chandrayaan-3 weighs a total of 3,900 kilograms. The propulsion module, which weighs 2,148 kilograms, will carry the lander and rover to a 100-kilometre lunar orbit. The lander module, which refers to the complete configuration of the lander and the rover fitted inside the former, weighs 1,752 kilograms. The rover weighs 26 kilograms. (Photo: Twitter/@ISRO)

Chandrayaan-3: The objectives of Chandrayaan-3, apart from demonstrating a safe and soft landing and roving capabilities on the lunar surface, is to conduct in-situ scientific experiments, and develop and demonstrate new technologies required for interplanetary missions. (Photo: Twitter/@ISRO)

Chandrayaan-3: The Chandrayaan-3 lander has been designed in a way such that it can land softly in the Moon at a specified site, and deploy the rover, whose aim is to conduct in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface. The propulsion module will carry the lander module to the final 100-kilometre circular orbit. After reaching this orbit, the lander module and the propulsion module will separate. The propulsion module, after separation, will remain in orbit around the Moon, and act as a communications relay satellite, NASA says on its website. The lander, rover and propulsion modules will carry their own scientific payloads. (Photo: Twitter/@ISRO)