Chandrayaan-3 which is the third edition of ISRO's lunar mission, will be launched on July 13 at 2:30 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, officials said on Wednesday.

The rocket, Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-3) is going to be used for this launch Chandrayaan-3. According to ISRO, the lander and rover combination of the launch system will be carried by the propulsion module until it reaches a 100 km lunar orbit. The SHAPE (Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth) instrument, which will examine spectral and polarimetric observations of Earth from lunar orbit, will also be housed in the propulsion module.

What goals does Chandrayaan-3 seek to achieve?

Chandrayaan-3's goals are to demonstrate a soft and safe landing on the lunar surface, carry out in-situ scientific investigations, and show how to land a rover on the moon.

The lander wants to land gently. On the lunar surface, the rover will perform in-situ chemical analysis.

One lunar day, or 14 days on Earth, is the duration of the lander and rover's mission.

Did Chandrayaan-3 succeed or fail?

The important EMI-EMC (Electro-Magnetic Interference/Electro-Magnetic Compatibility) test for the Chandrayaan-3 lander was successfully completed at the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru.

CHANDRAYAAN-3 DIFFERS FROM CHANDRAYAAN-2 IN WHAT WAYS?

What is carried on the GSLV-MkIII rocket differs significantly between the two missions. Chandrayaan-3 will launch with merely a lander and a rover, as opposed to Chandrayaan-2, which also had an orbiter, a rover, and a lander called the Vikram.

India would become the fourth country to make a soft lunar landing if the Chandrayaan-3 mission is successful.