Chandrayaan 3 launch successful, says ISRO; Will land on moon on Aug 23
Sriharikota: India achieved a significant milestone in space exploration as it successfully launched its third mission to the moon, Chandrayaan 3, using its largest rocket, the Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3). The historic launch took place at 2:35 pm on Friday, July 14, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
Chandrayaan 3 is the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) second attempt to soft-land near the lunar south pole, following the unsuccessful landing of Chandrayaan-2 in 2019. The mission aims to make India the first country in the world to achieve a soft landing near the moon's south pole and the fourth nation, after the former USSR, the United States, and China, to successfully land a spacecraft on the lunar surface.
Approximately 16 minutes into the flight, around 2:50 p.m., the rocket flawlessly released the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft at an altitude of approximately 179 km. Now, the spacecraft embarks on its arduous journey to the moon, covering a distance of 384,000 km. The anticipated timeline projects a soft landing on the lunar surface between August 23 and 24.
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Annadaneshwara Swami of Neela Manika Mutt passes away at 75
Bagalkot: Pontiff of Basavagopala Neela Manika Mutt in Bandigani, Rabakavi-Banahatti, Annadaneshwara Swami died at the KLE Hospital, Belagavi, on Friday morning. He was 75.
The seer was reportedly under treatment at the hospital in Belagavi for a few days now.
His funeral rites will be held at the Mutt on Saturday evening. People are permitted to pay their last respects to the seer from 10 pm on Friday till 4 pm on Saturday.
Annadaneshwara Swami was honoured with the Trividha Dasoha and Karnataka Rajyotsava Suvarna Sambhrama – 2024 Award.
