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Detailed explanation-1: -Then Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced the Chandrayaan 1 project on course in his Independence Day speech on 15 August 2003. The mission was a major boost to India’s space program.

Detailed explanation-2: -ISRO to launch Chandrayaan-3, its third mission to moon, in June 2023 | Mint.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s second mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-2 was launched on 22nd July 2019 from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota. The Orbiter which was injected into a lunar orbit on 2nd Sept 2019, carries 8 experiments to address many open questions on lunar science.

Detailed explanation-4: -ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 mission may get launch in June 2023: Chairman Dr Somnath. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman Dr S Somanath has said that it is likely to launch its Chandrayaan-3 mission in June next year. “Chandrayaan-3 is almost ready. Final integration and testing are almost complete.

Detailed explanation-5: -Chandrayaan-1, India’s first mission to the Moon was launched on 22 October 2008 using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C11). The satellite made more than 3400 orbits around the Moon and the mission was concluded when the communication with the spacecraft was lost on 29 August 2009.