Will India finally become the fourth nation to place a probe on the Moon, after Russia, the United States and China?
Four years after Chandrayaan 2
On July 14, while the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modiwas the guest of honor at the French National Day military parade, theIndia sent in the direction of Moon the probe Chandrayaan 3 (moon ship, in Sanskrit).
The launch took place at 09:05 UTC from the space center of Satish-Dhawanlocated on the barrier island of Sriharikotaon the eastern coast of India.
It comes four years after the lander Vikram failed during its descent to the lunar surface.
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For the occasion, the Indian Space Agency (isro) implemented its most powerful launcher, the LVM 3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3), even more powerful than its predecessor, the GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle).
The mission, which weighs 3.9 tons at takeoff, carries a new lander vikram and a rover Pragyansimilar to those of the Chandrayaan 2 mission, but no orbiter this time.
The trip should last 40 days.
