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ISRO may postpone soft landing on Moon to August 27 based on health of lander module: Official

As scientists at ISRO gear up for the much-awaited soft landing of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the Moon’s surface, the space agency may postpone the touchdown to August 27 in the event that health parameters of the lander module are found to be "abnormal", a senior official has said.

ISRO has planned the soft landing of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft at 06.04 p.m. IST on August 23.

The Moon mission was launched on July 14 at 2.35 p.m. from Sriharikota.

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