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NEW DELHI: India takes the spotlight as the much-awaited moment approaches, with Chandrayaan-3 poised for a historic lunar landing scheduled on Wednesday.As per the Indian Space Research Organisation's (Isro) current plan, the power descent for Vikram’s landing is expected to begin at 5.45pm Wednesday (Aug 23).

And if all goes well from there, after multiple complex braking manoeuvres, Vikram will be landing at around 6.04pm.

The landing module will be at an altitude of 25km when the power descent phase begins and here’s how it will happen.In the terminal descent phase — the most crucial part of the landing — Vikram will hover at 150 metres height and carry out hazard verification to check for boulders, craters and other obstaclesBased on hazard verification, Vikram will either continue vertical descent or choose an alternative site a few metres away.

If it does the latter, that will take around 52 secs more.

Once the site is finalised, Vikram will reach a height of 60 metres - proceed to an altitude of 10 metres.

From the height of 10 metres, it’ll take Vikram 9 seconds to soft-land land.Earlier, the Isro said the mission is on schedule and systems are undergoing regular checks.

“Smooth sailing is continuing, The Mission Operations Complex (at ISRO) is buzzed with energy and excitement!” ISRO posted on X, formerly Twitter.The live telecast of the landing operations will begin at 5:20 PM tomorrow.

Live actions of landing will be available on the Isro website, its YouTube channel, Facebook, and public broadcaster DD National TV from 5:27 PM.Chandrayaan-3 lander module's soft landing on lunar surface would put India in the elite club of countries that have achieved the feat of reaching the Moon's surface -- the United States, the erstwhile Soviet Union and China.

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