What’s in the news?

• Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has been successfully injected into the lunar orbit. 
• After lunar orbit injection, Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is slated to orbit the Moon multiple times, gradually approaching the Moon. 
• Once it reaches a 100 km orbit above the lunar surface, the lander and rover will be detached and manoeuvred to soft-land on the surface of the moon. The spacecraft is expected to complete a 40-day journey to make a soft landing near the Moon’s south pole around August 23rd. 
• India will be the fourth country to achieve this feat and the first to land softly near the lunar south pole. 
• Chandrayaan 3 was launched on July 14 by GSLV Mark III launcher.

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