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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Chandrayaan-3 was India's third lunar mission, which on 23 August 2023 made India the first nation to soft-land near the Moon's south pole.
- Why was Chandrayaan-3's landing site historically significant?
- How did Chandrayaan-3 differ from Chandrayaan-2 in configuration?
- What key scientific finding did the Pragyan rover make?
- Which launch vehicle carried Chandrayaan-3 and when was it launched?

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## Timeline

1. 23 August 2023

   Chandrayaan-3 was India's third lunar mission, which on made India the first nation to soft-land near the Moon's south pole.

2. 14 July 2023

   Launched on aboard the LVM3-M4 (formerly GSLV Mk III) heavy-lift vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, the mission's declared objectives…

3. 4 September 2023

   The lander and rover operated through one lunar day (about 14 Earth days) before entering sleep mode at lunar nightfall on 2–; they did not reawaken in the s…

4. 19 August 2023

   Distinguishing Chandrayaan-3 from Chandrayaan-2's partial failure and the contemporaneous Russian Luna-25 crash () is a common exam discriminator.

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On 23 August 2023, ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander touched down near the Moon's south pole, making India the first country to achieve this; PM Narendra Modi named the site Shiv Shakti Point.

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