ISRO successfully concludes Chandrayaan-3 mission with controlled disposal

  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) confirmed the controlled re-entry of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft’s upper stage into Earth’s atmosphere.
  • The re-entry complied with the ’25-year rule’ for low-Earth orbit objects and followed space debris mitigation guidelines set by the United Nations and the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee.
  • Chandrayaan-3, India’s third moon mission, achieved a successful soft landing near the lunar south pole and conducted on-site scientific experiments, including confirmation of various lunar surface elements.

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