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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)<\/a> on Friday invited citizens to witness the launch of Chandrayaan-3<\/a> from the Launch View Gallery at SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota, by registering at lvg.shar.gov.in\/VSCREGISTRATIO.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Vehicle electrical tests completed. Citizens are invited to witness the launch from the Launch View Gallery at SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota, by registering at\u00a0https:\/\/lvg.shar.gov.in\/VSCREGISTRATIO<\/a>,” tweeted ISRO.<\/p>\n Earlier, the Director of the Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO), S Somanath, announced that Chandrayaan<\/a>-3, India’s planned third lunar exploration mission, will be launched on July 14 at 2.35 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n On the launch of Chandrayaan-3, Somanath said, “On July 14 at 2:35pm IST, Chandrayaan-3 will lift off, and if everything goes well, it will land (on the moon) on August 23. The date is decided based on when the sunrise is on the moon; it will depend on the calculations, but if it gets delayed, then we will have to keep the landing for the next month in September.”<\/p>\n The Chandrayaan-3 mission is scheduled to be launched at 2.35 pm on July 14 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2<\/a> to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface.<\/p>\n The lander of Chandrayaan-3 is expected to soft-land on the surface of the Moon<\/a> on August 23 or 24.<\/p>\n He also said ISRO’s prime objective was to enable a safe and soft landing of Chandrayaan-3.<\/p>\n “Our main objective is a safe and soft landing; all equipment will be fine if it goes safely and there is a soft landing. We are good with the landing system. Rover will come out after landing, the rover has 6 wheels, and we are expecting the rover will work for 14 days on the moon…With the support of multiple cameras on the rover, we will receive images. We have a solar panel on the rover. We already tested it, and we have good results with the battery,” Somanath added.<\/p>\nAffiliate links may be automatically generated – see our ethics statement<\/a> for details.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n