Simon Wong, the High Commissioner of Singapore to India, expressed his congratulations to both India and the ISRO for the Chandrayaan-3 insertion phase on Sunday. He also praised the lunar mission’s photographs of the moon. The Chandrayaan-3 moon insertion phase deserves our sincere congratulations. What an amazing photo! High Commissioner Wong wrote on Twitter, “HC Wong.
Meanwhile, the first images of the moon as captured by Chandrayaan-3, were put out by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday.
Chandrayan-3 captured stunning images of the lunar surface after entering the Moon’s orbit on Saturday.
“The Moon, as viewed by #Chandrayaan3 spacecraft during Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) on August 5, 2023,” tweeted the Mission’s official Twitter handle.
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which covered about two-thirds of the distance to the Moon since its launch, successfully entered the Lunar orbit on Saturday, according to ISRO.
On July 14, the GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle carrying the spacecraft successfully lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. India will demonstrate its capability for a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface by becoming only the fourth nation after the US, China, and Russia to land a spacecraft there. It will run for one lunar day after landing, which is equivalent to 14 days on Earth. 14 days on Earth are equivalent to one day on the Moon.