ISRO’s long-awaited Chandrayaan-3 mission will commence its journey at 2.35 pm from Sriharikota’s spaceport. 

This mission serves as a successor to Chandrayaan-2, which encountered a crash-landing incident in September 2019 due to a software glitch. 

Chandrayaan-3 aims to showcase India’s ability to safely land on and explore lunar surface. The destination is South Pole of moon, where it will operate for approximately one lunar day, equivalent to 14 Earth days. The trajectory will resemble that of Chandrayaan-2, with propulsion module circling Earth multiple times before going toward moon.

(With inputs from agencies)