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* ''[[Chandrayaan-2#Vikram lander|Vikram]]'' lander: ≤ {{time interval|August 23, 2023, 18:04}} (elapsed) (since landing)

| payload_mass      = Propulsion Module:  2148.00 kg <br /> Lander Module (Vikram): 1752&nbsp;kg including Rover (''[[Pragyan (rover)|Pragyan]]'') of 26&nbsp;kg <br /> Total: 3900.00 kg

| power              = Propulsion Module: 758 W<br/> Lander Module: 738W,<br/> WS with Bias Rover: 50W

| launch_date        = {{start-date|14 July 2023}} 14:35:17 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]], (9:05:17 [[UTC]])<ref name="scheduled launch">{{Cite news |title=ISRO to launch moon mission Chandrayaan-3 on July 14. Check details |date=2023-07-06 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chandrayaan3-to-be-launched-on-july-14-announces-isro-101688644208853.html |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708231639/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chandrayaan3-to-be-launched-on-july-14-announces-isro-101688644208853.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Successful launch">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=Chandrayaan-3 Launch LIVE Updates: Chandrayaan 3 successfully separated from LVM, injected to internal orbit |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/chandrayaan3-launch-live-updates-india-moon-mission-isro-sriharikota-news-isro-india-space-isro-live-11689296703954.html |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=mint |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717125056/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/chandrayaan3-launch-live-updates-india-moon-mission-isro-sriharikota-news-isro-india-space-isro-live-11689296703954.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

   | component      = [[Rover (space exploration)|Rover]]

   | arrival_date    = {{start-date|23 August 2023}} 18:02 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]], (12:32 [[UTC]])<ref name="sn-20230823">{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Andrew |url=https://spacenews.com/chandrayaan-3-india-becomes-fourth-country-to-land-on-the-moon/ |title=Chandrayaan-3: India becomes fourth country to land on the moon |date=23 August 2023 |access-date=23 August 2023 |work=SpaceNews.com}}</ref>

   | location        = {{coords|69.367621|S|32.348126|E|globe:moon|display=inline,title|format=dec}} <ref name="Landing site">{{cite web |title=Mission homepage |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3_New.html/ |access-date=29 June 2023 |archive-date=23 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623133254/https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3_New.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}}<br />(between [[Manzinus (crater)|Manzinus C]] and [[Simpelius (crater)|Simpelius N]] craters)<ref>{{cite web|title=India launches Chandrayaan-3 mission to the lunar surface|date=14 July 2023|url=https://physicsworld.com/a/india-launches-chandrayaan-3-mission-to-the-lunar-surface/|publisher=Physicsworld|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717125057/https://physicsworld.com/a/india-launches-chandrayaan-3-mission-to-the-lunar-surface/|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Chandrayaan-3'''<!--Do not add any foreign/Indic/Devanagari script per WP:INDICSCRIPT--> ({{translation|Moon-craft}}, {{audio|Chandrayaan.ogg|pronunciation}})<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2023-08-11 |title=Chandrayaan-3 just 1k-km from lunar surface |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/chandrayaan-3-just-1k-km-from-lunar-surface/articleshow/102590128.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-12 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=12 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812053927/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/chandrayaan-3-just-1k-km-from-lunar-surface/articleshow/102590128.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref> is the third and most recent Indian [[Exploration of the Moon|lunar exploration]] mission under the [[Chandrayaan programme]] by [[ISRO]], and the first to achieve a soft landing on the Moon.<ref name=":3" /> It consists of a lander named [[Chandrayaan-2#Vikram lander|''Vikram'']] and a rover named ''[[Pragyan (rover)|Pragyan]]'' similar to those of the [[Chandrayaan-2]]. Its propulsion module acts like an [[orbiter]]. The propulsion module carried the lander and rover configuration until the spacecraft attained a 153 × 163 km lunar orbit.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=2 January 2020 |title=Chandrayaan-3 to cost Rs 615 crore, launch could stretch to 2021 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chandrayaan-3-to-cost-rs-615--crore-launch-could-stretch-to-2021/articleshow/73055941.cms |access-date=3 January 2020 |newspaper=The Times of India |archive-date=19 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119155006/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chandrayaan-3-to-cost-rs-615--crore-launch-could-stretch-to-2021/articleshow/73055941.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=NASA – NSSDCA – Spacecraft – Details |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=CHANDRYN3 |access-date=10 June 2022 |archive-date=8 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608231611/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=CHANDRYN3 |url-status=live }}</ref>

 

Following Chandrayaan-2, where a last-minute glitch in the landing guidance software led to the lander crashing after entering [[lunar orbit]], another lunar mission was proposed.<ref name="Failure report">{{cite news|last=Guptan|first=Mahesh|title=How did Chandrayaan 2 fail? ISRO finally has the answer|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/sci-tech/2019/11/16/how-did-chandrayaan-2-fail-isro-answer.html|newspaper=The Week|date=2019-11-16|access-date=2020-01-03|archive-date=19 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219143203/https://www.theweek.in/news/sci-tech/2019/11/16/how-did-chandrayaan-2-fail-isro-answer.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

 

The launch of Chandrayaan-3 took place on 14 July 2023, at 2:35 pm IST.<ref name="ISRO_Chandrayaan3">{{cite web |title=Chandrayaan-3 |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3.html |website=www.isro.gov.in |access-date=14 July 2023 |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710170915/https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The lander and rover landed near the [[lunar south pole]] region on 23 August 2023. The powered descent occurred on 23 August 2023, around 5:45 pm IST and touchdown occurred on the same day around 6:02 pm IST, making India the first nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the lunar south pole region, and only the fourth country ever to soft-land on the Moon.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-06 |title=Chandrayaan-3 launch on 14 July, lunar landing on 23 or 24 August |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/chandrayaan-3-launch-scheduled-for-july-14-at-235-pm/article67049236.ece |access-date=2023-07-14 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711031538/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/chandrayaan-3-launch-scheduled-for-july-14-at-235-pm/article67049236.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="sn-20230823"/>

ISRO launched [[Chandrayaan-2]] on board a [[LVM3|Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3)]] [[launch vehicle]] consisting of an [[orbiter]], a [[Lander (spacecraft)|lander]] and a [[Rover (space exploration)|rover]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chandrayaan-3-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-gaganyaan-1/articleshow/101769970.cms|title=Chandrayaan-3 a shot in the arm for Gaganyaan-1|newspaper=The Times of India|date=15 July 2023|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717125055/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chandrayaan-3-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-gaganyaan-1/articleshow/101769970.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The lander was scheduled to touchdown on the lunar surface in September 2019 to deploy the [[Pragyan (rover)|''Pragyan'' rover]]. The lander ultimately crashed when it deviated from its intended trajectory while attempting to land.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chandrayaan-2-launch-put-off-india-israel-in-lunar-race-for-4th-position/articleshow/65275012.cms|title=Chandrayaan-2 launch put off: India, Israel in lunar race for 4th position|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Surendra|last=Singh|date=5 August 2018|access-date=15 August 2018|archive-date=19 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819060901/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chandrayaan-2-launch-put-off-india-israel-in-lunar-race-for-4th-position/articleshow/65275012.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/ISRO-chief-signals-Indias-readiness-for-Chandrayaan-II-mission/articleshow/51178528.cms|title=ISRO chief signals India's readiness for Chandrayaan II mission|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Jaideep|last=Shenoy|date=28 February 2016|access-date=2020-01-03|archive-date=20 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720105059/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/ISRO-chief-signals-Indias-readiness-for-Chandrayaan-II-mission/articleshow/51178528.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[ESTRACK|European Space Tracking (ESTRACK)]] operated by [[European Space Agency]] (ESA) will support the mission according to a contract. Under the new cross-support arrangement, ESA tracking support could be provided for upcoming ISRO missions such as those of India’s first human spaceflight

programme, [[Gaganyaan]] and the [[Aditya-L1]] solar research mission. In return, future ESA missions will receive similar support from ISRO’s own tracking stations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESA and Indian space agency ISRO agree on future cooperation |url=https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/ESA_Ground_Stations/ESA_and_Indian_space_agency_ISRO_agree_on_future_cooperation |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=www.esa.int |language=en |archive-date=21 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321160634/https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/ESA_Ground_Stations/ESA_and_Indian_space_agency_ISRO_agree_on_future_cooperation |url-status=live }}</ref>

ISRO has set the following mission objectives for the Chandrayaan-3 mission:

 

# Observing and demonstrating the rover’s loitering capabilities on the Moon.

# In-site observation and conducting experiments on the materials available on the lunar surface to better understand composition of the Moon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Space Research Organisation |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/ |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=www.isro.gov.in |archive-date=2 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002232539/https://www.isro.gov.in/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Chandrayaan-3 comprises three main components:

 

 

The lander for Chandrayaan-3 will have only four throttle-able engines with thrust valve [[Slew (spacecraft)|slew rate]] changing capabilities, unlike ''[[Vikram (spacecraft)|Vikram]]'' on Chandrayaan-2 which had five 800 [[Newton (unit)|Newtons]] engines with a fifth one being centrally mounted with a fixed thrust. One of the main reasons of Chandrayaan-2 failure, i.e., [[Spacecraft attitude control|attitude]]

increase during camera coasting phase was removed by allowing the lander to control attitude and thrust in all phases of descent. Attitude correction range is increased from 10°/s in Chandrayaan-2 to 25°/s in Chandrayaan-3. Additionally, the Chandrayaan-3 lander will be equipped with a [[Laser Doppler velocimetry|Laser Doppler Velocimeter (LDV)]] to allow measuring attitude in 3 directions.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chandrayaan-3 plans indicate failures in Chandrayaan-2|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chandrayaan-3-plans-indicate-failures-in-chandrayaan-2/articleshow/72128771.cms|last=Kumar|first=Chethan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121090445/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chandrayaan-3-plans-indicate-failures-in-chandrayaan-2/articleshow/72128771.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|date=19 November 2019 |archive-date=21 November 2019|access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Citation |title=After 4 Years, ISRO Reveals Why Chandrayaan 2 FAILED |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oUdD_QSgRs |access-date=2023-08-10 |language=en |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810172742/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oUdD_QSgRs&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The impact legs have been made stronger compared to Chandrayaan-2 and instrumentation redundancy has been increased. It will target a more precise {{cvt|4|km}} by {{cvt|4|km}} landing region based on images previously provided by OHRC on Chandrayaan-2. ISRO improved the structural rigidity, increased polling in instruments, increased data frequency and transmission and added other multiple software and contingency systems, as the lander is designed to withstand failed landing attempt via multiple complicated software simulations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Shaurya |date=2022-10-21 |title=Chandrayaan-3 To Be More Robust, Have Contingency Systems Onboard, Says ISRO Chief |url=https://www.news18.com/news/tech/chandrayaan-3-to-be-more-robust-have-contingency-systems-onboard-says-isro-chief-6216451.html |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022080431/https://www.news18.com/news/tech/chandrayaan-3-to-be-more-robust-have-contingency-systems-onboard-says-isro-chief-6216451.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2" />

'''Rover:'''

* Six-wheeled design

* Mass of {{convert|26|kg|lb|abbr=off}}

* Range of {{convert|500|m|ft}}

* Dimensions : {{convert|917|mm|ft}} x {{convert|750|mm|ft}} x {{convert|397|mm|ft}}

The Chandrayaan-3 rover is expected to make a number of important scientific discoveries, including:

* The composition of the lunar surface

* The presence of water ice in the lunar soil

* The history of lunar impacts

* The evolution of the Moon’s atmosphere

File:Chandrayaan-3 Rover.webp|Rover

* Langmuir Probe (LP) will estimate the plasma density and its variations.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/Missions/LVM3/LVM3M4_Chandrayaan3_brochure.pdf|title=ISRO Chandrayaan 3 brochure|access-date=14 July 2023|archive-date=10 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710120424/https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/Missions/LVM3/LVM3M4_Chandrayaan3_brochure.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) will derive the chemical composition and infer mineralogical composition of the lunar surface.

* Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) will determine the elemental composition (Mg, Al, Si, K, Ca, Ti, Fe) of lunar soil and rocks around the lunar landing site.<ref name="auto" />

* Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth (SHAPE) to study the spectral and polarimetric measurements of Earth from the lunar orbit in the near-infrared (NIR) wavelength range (1-1.7 μm).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />

<gallery mode=packed heights=120>

APXS payload.png|[[Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer]] (APSX) payload on the rover

ChaSTE payload.png|Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) payload on the lander

ILSA payload.png|Instrument for Lunar Seismic Activity (ILSA) payload on the lander

LIBS payload.png|Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) payload on the rover

Rambha-payload.png|Langmuir Probe (RAMBHA-LP) payload on the lander

SHAPE payload.png|Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth (SHAPE) payload on the propulsion module

[[File:LVM3 M4, Chandrayaan-3 - Launch vehicle lifting off from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota 03.webp|thumb|LVM3 M4, Chandrayaan-3 – Launch vehicle lifting off from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota|366x366px]]

Chandrayaan-3 was launched on 14 July 2023, at 2:35 pm IST as scheduled, from [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre]] [[Second Launch Pad]] in [[Sriharikota]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. The spacecraft entered lunar orbit on 5 August 2023.<ref name="bbc_20230807_moonphotos">{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66425524 | title=Chandrayaan-3: Historic India Moon mission sends new photos of lunar surface | work=BBC News | date=7 August 2023 | access-date=7 August 2023 | url-status=live | archive-date=7 August 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807054616/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66425524 }}</ref> It is anticipated that the Chandrayaan-3 mission will achieve a soft landing on the lunar South Pole region on 23 August.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://scroll.in/latest/1052635/chandrayan-3-lifts-off-for-mission-to-moon | title=Chandrayan-3 lifts off on mission to the moon | date=14 July 2023 | access-date=14 July 2023 | archive-date=17 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717125057/https://scroll.in/latest/1052635/chandrayan-3-lifts-off-for-mission-to-moon | url-status=live }}</ref>

Choosing the month of July for the launch of Chandrayaan 3 was a special move because of a calculation made by ISRO regarding the closeness of Earth and Moon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=Chandrayaan 3: Know why July is important for ISRO |url=https://www.news9live.com/knowledge/chandrayaan-3-know-why-july-is-important-for-isro-2213186 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=News9live |language=en-US |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717125111/https://www.news9live.com/knowledge/chandrayaan-3-know-why-july-is-important-for-isro-2213186 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Dubious|month of July|date=August 2023}}

On August 5, the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] achieved a Lunar-Orbit Insertion (LOI), successfully placing the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into orbit around the [[Moon]]. The LOI operation was carried out from the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking, and Command Network (ISTRAC) located in [[Bengaluru]].<ref name="hindu_20230805_moonorbit">{{cite web |author=THE HINDU BUREAU |title=Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft enters lunar orbit |date=5 August 2023 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/chandrayaan-3-enters-lunar-orbit/article67161942.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=6 August 2023 |archive-date=6 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806022920/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/chandrayaan-3-enters-lunar-orbit/article67161942.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="asn_20230806_moonorbit">{{Cite web |last=Grey |first=Charles |date=2023-08-06 |title=India's Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Inserted Into Lunar Orbit |url=https://airspacenews.net/indias-chandrayaan-3-successfully-inserted-into-lunar-orbit/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=AIR SPACE News |language=en-US |archive-date=6 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806143515/https://airspacenews.net/indias-chandrayaan-3-successfully-inserted-into-lunar-orbit/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

After a series of Lunar Bound Maneuvers, on August 17, the Vikram lander separated from the propulsion module, to begin its last phase of mission to land on the lunar surface.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-17 |title=Chandrayaan-3: Indian lunar lander Vikram inches closer to Moon |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66530022 |access-date=2023-08-23}}</ref>

=== Orbit raising and station keeping ===

[[File:Chandrayaan-3 – Mission Profile.webp|thumb|Chandrayaan-3 orbital maneuver ]]

[[File:Chandrayaan-3_Integrated_Module_in_clean-room_01.webp|thumb|Integrated module in clean room]]

 

The satellite was launched aboard the [[LVM3]]-M4 rocket in the afternoon of 14 July 2023, at 2:35 pm IST to a [[Parking orbit|EPO]] perigee of {{convert|170|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} and an apogee of {{convert|36,500|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}. This was followed by a series of orbit raising operations (using an on-board [[Liquid Apogee Motor|LAM]] and chemical thrusters) that placed the satellite in the [[Trans-lunar injection]] orbit.

! rowspan="2"| #

! rowspan="2"| Date/<br />Time (UTC)

! rowspan="2"| LAM burn time

! colspan="2"| Height achieved

! rowspan="2"| Orbital period

! rowspan="2"| Outcome

! rowspan="2"| References

! Apogee/Apolune || Perigee/Perilune

! colspan="8" |Earth bound maneuvers

| 1 || 15 July 2023  || {{N/A}} || {{convert|41762|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|173|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{N/A}}

|{{Success|Success}}|| <ref name=CH3-ISRO>{{cite web |title=Chandrayaan-3 |publisher=ISRO |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3.html |access-date=14 July 2023 |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710170915/https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/isro/status/1680239822110162944/photo/1 |title=The first orbit raising operation|number=1680239822110162944|user=isro |date=2023-07-15 |access-date=2023-07-15}}</ref>

| 2 || 17 July 2023 || {{N/A}} || {{convert|41603|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|226|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{N/A}}

|{{Success}}||  <ref name=CH3-ISRO /><ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/isro/status/1680845817903722497?t=l5YDw4bfrCHUVzPyJ_wMRA&s=19 |title=The second orbit raising operation|number=1680845817903722497|user=isro |date=2023-07-17 |access-date=2023-07-17}}</ref>

 

| 3 || 18 July 2023 || {{N/A}} || {{convert|51400|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|228|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{N/A}}

| {{Success}}|| <ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/isro/status/1681293895341162499 |title=The third orbit raising operation|number=1681236337024974850|user=isro |date=2023-07-18 |access-date=2023-07-18}}</ref>

| 4 || 20 July 2023 || {{N/A}} || {{convert|71351|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|233|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{N/A}}

| {{Success}}|| <ref name=CH3-ISRO /><ref>{{Cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/isro/status/1681960236347965440 |title=The fourth orbit raising operation|number=1681960236347965440|user=isro |date=2023-07-20 |access-date=2023-07-20}}</ref>

| 5 || 25 July 2023 || {{N/A}} || {{convert|127603|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|236|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{N/A}}

| {{Success}}|| <ref name="TWISRO-250723">{{Cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/isro/status/1683767962560512000 | title=The fifth orbit raising operation|number=1683767962560512000|user=isro |date=2023-07-25 |access-date=2023-07-25}}</ref>

! colspan="8" |Trans Lunar Injection

| 1 || 31 July 2023 || {{N/A}} || {{convert|369328|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|288|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{N/A}}

| {{Success}}|| <ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/isro/status/1686327939280035840 |title=Chandrayaan-3 update|number=1686327939280035840|user=isro |date=2023-08-01 |access-date=2023-08-05}}</ref>

| 1 || 5 August 2023

| {{convert|1835|sec|min|abbr=on}} ||  {{convert|18074|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|164|km|mi|abbr=on}} || Approx. {{convert|21|h|min|abbr=on}}

| {{Success}}|| <ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/isro/status/1687859829803466753?t=qoIyMeH8oP405bbdzFNMNw&s=19 |title=Lunar Orbit Injection (LOI)|number=1687384615215124480|user=isro |date=2023-08-04 |access-date=2023-08-05}}</ref>

| 2 || 6 August 2023

| {{N/A}} ||  {{convert|4313|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|170|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{N/A}}

| {{Success}}|| <ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/isro/status/1688248504458846208?s=20|title= Chandrayaan-3 Mission|number=1688248504458846208|user=isro |date=2023-08-06 |access-date=2023-08-06}}</ref>

|3 || 9 August 2023

| {{N/A}}|| {{convert|1437|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|174|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{N/A}}

|  {{Success}}||<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1689192034916265984|title= Chandrayaan-3 Mission|user=isro |date=2023-08-09 |access-date=2023-08-09}}</ref>

|4

| {{N/A}}|| {{convert|177|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{N/A}}

|  {{Success}}||<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1690978432321269760|title= Chandrayaan-3 Mission|user=isro |date=2023-08-14 |access-date=2023-08-14}}</ref>

|5

| {{N/A}}|| {{convert|163|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|153|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{N/A}}

|  {{Success}}||<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1691655268449603770|title= Chandrayaan-3 Mission|user=isro |date=2023-08-16 |access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref>

| 17 August 2023

|  {{Success}}||<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1692083786895474724|title= Chandrayaan-3 Mission|user=isro |date=2023-08-17 |access-date=2023-08-17}}</ref>

|1

| {{N/A}}|| {{convert|157|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|113|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{N/A}}

|  {{Success}}||<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1692484515963588645|title=Chandrayaan-3 Mission|user=isro|date=2023-08-18|access-date=2023-08-18}}</ref>

|2

| {{convert|60|sec|min|abbr=on}} || {{convert|134|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{N/A}}

|  {{Success}}||<ref>{{cite tweet|user=isro|number=1692995757413192015|title=Chandrayaan 3 mission: second and final deorbiting operation.}}</ref>

! colspan="8" |Landing

|1

| 23 August 2023

|<ref name="sn-20230823"/>

!Propulsion Module

|-

|Carrying Lander Module and Rover upto ~100 x 100&nbsp;km launch injection.

Subsequently, operation of experimental payload

for a period of 3 to 6 months.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |title=ISRO Chandrayaan 3 brochure |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/Missions/LVM3/LVM3M4_Chandrayaan3_brochure.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710120424/https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/Missions/LVM3/LVM3M4_Chandrayaan3_brochure.pdf |archive-date=10 July 2023 |access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref>

|1 Lunar Day (14 Earth Days)<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/Missions/LVM3/LVM3M4_Chandrayaan3_brochure.pdf |access-date=2023-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710120424/https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/Missions/LVM3/LVM3M4_Chandrayaan3_brochure.pdf |archive-date=10 July 2023 }}</ref>

|1 Lunar Day (14 Earth Days)<ref name="auto1" />

* Mission Director: S. Mohanakumar

* Associate Mission Director: G. Narayanan

* Project Director – [[P. Veeramuthuvel]]

* Vehicle Director: Biju C Thomas<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=Chandrayaan 3 Launch Live: India's Chandrayaan-3 moon mission lifts off from Sriharikota |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chandrayaan-3-launch-live-updates-isro-moon-landing-mission-countdown-launch-time-sriharkota-how-to-watch/liveblog/101739131.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717084941/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chandrayaan-3-launch-live-updates-isro-moon-landing-mission-countdown-launch-time-sriharkota-how-to-watch/liveblog/101739131.cms |archive-date=17 July 2023 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2019, it was reported that ISRO requested the initial funding of the project, amounting to {{INRConvert|75|c|lk=on}}, out of which {{INRConvert|60|c}} will be for meeting expenditure towards machinery, equipment and other capital expenditure, while the remaining {{INRConvert|15|c}} is sought under revenue expenditure head.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-seeks-75-crore-more-from-centre-for-chandrayaan-3/articleshow/72421303.cms|title=ISRO seeks 75 crore more from Centre for Chandrayaan-3|date=2019-12-08|first=Chethan|last=Kumar|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2019-12-08|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120005130/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-seeks-75-crore-more-from-centre-for-chandrayaan-3/articleshow/72421303.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

Confirming the existence of the project, ISRO's former chairman [[K. Sivan]] stated that the estimated cost would be around {{INRConvert|615|c|lk=|year=2020}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chandrayaan-3-to-cost-rs-615-crore-launch-could-stretch-to-2021/articleshow/73055941.cms|title=Chandrayaan-3 to cost Rs 615 crore, launch could stretch to 2021|date=2020-01-02|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2020-01-03|archive-date=30 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230181930/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chandrayaan-3-to-cost-rs-615-crore-launch-could-stretch-to-2021/articleshow/73055941.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-15 |title=How much did India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission cost? |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/science/chandrayaan-3-cost-budget-isro-launch-july-14-space-lunar-mission-moon-landing-17222551.htm |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=[[CNBC]] |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717125549/https://www.cnbctv18.com/science/chandrayaan-3-cost-budget-isro-launch-july-14-space-lunar-mission-moon-landing-17222551.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=published |first=Mike Wall |date=2023-08-18 |title=India's Chandrayaan-3 snaps close-up photos of moon ahead of landing try (video) |url=https://www.space.com/india-chandrayaan-3-moon-photos-august-2023 |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Indian Human Spaceflight Programme]] – Indian manned space programme

* [[Indian Martian Exploration Programme]] – Indian Mars exploration programme

* [[Shukrayaan|Venus Orbiter Mission]] – Indian Venus exploration mission

* [[Gaganyaan]] - crewed spacecraft being developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation