New Delhi: American and European space agencies on Friday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the successful launch of its third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3. ISRO launched Chandrayaan-3 on-board the heavylift LVM3-M4 rocket, the largest and heaviest in its class and dubbed 'Fat Boy', from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. ESTRACK is operated by the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany. Senator Bill Nelson, Administrator of the US' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) also congratulated ISRO on the launch of Chandrayaan-3. After reaching the desired altitude, Chandrayaan-3 is expected to make a soft landing on the moon on August 23 or 24, according to ISRO scientists.

Source: Daily Sun July 16, 2023 05:59 UTC