Chandrayaan-3 moon mission lifts off successfully

Voice 9, News Desk: The Chandrayaan-3 moon project has successfully launched, bringing India one step closer to achieving a major lunar goal.

India's third moon mission, and its second attempt at a soft lunar landing, launched successfully on July 14 at 2:35 p.m. on the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM 3) rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre's second launchpad in Sriharikota. The LVM3-M4 rocket lifted off beautifully at the predetermined moment at the end of the countdown. 

According to ISRO, the launch was normal and smooth. The stage separations were carried out just as intended, it noted.

The 25.30-hour countdown for liftoff began at 1.05 p.m. the day before.