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Vikram
Lunar Lander
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Vikram is the lunar lander of India's Chandrayaan-3 mission, developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation. It is a box-shaped spacecraft with four landing legs and four landing thrusters, each producing 800 newtons of thrust, and weighs 1,726 kilograms. Vikram achieved a soft landing near the lunar south pole on August 23, 2023, carrying the Pragyan rover and scientific instruments for surface analysis.
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The Vikram lander was responsible for the soft landing on the Moon. It is also box-shaped, with four landing legs and four landing thrusters.
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Chandrayaan-3 launched on 14 July 2023, carrying new versions of Vikram and Pragyan, which successfully landed near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023.
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