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Which of the following statements is incorrect for Chandrayaan-3?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Option 1 -> Chandrayaan-3 was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, not Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (which is in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala).

Option 2 -> India joined USSR, USA, and China as the fourth nation to achieve a successful soft landing on the Moon.

Option 3 -> The mission consisted of lander Vikram and rover Pragyan, continuing the naming convention from Chandrayaan-2.

Option 4 -> Chandrayaan-3 made history by being the first spacecraft to successfully land in the lunar South Polar region.


Hence, Option 1 -> The launch site was incorrectly stated; Chandrayaan-3 was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, not from Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre -> correct

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