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A fortnight since its historic launch from Sriharikota, India’s lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 completed its orbital phase around the earth and headed towards the moon to the next stage of the mission.

"Chandrayaan-3 has completed its orbits around the earth and is heading towards the moon,” the national space agency headquartered here said.

“We have concluded the object located on a beach near Jurien Bay in Western Australia is most likely debris from an expended third-stage of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The PSLV is a medium-lift launch vehicle operated by @isro,” tweeted the Australian Space Agency.

On the successful launch and separation of the satellites, ISRO posted on Twitter, "PSLV-C56/DS-SAR Mission:

The Sunday rocketing mission will be the third commercial mission for ISRO in 2023.

According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) the two hot tests on Gaganyaan SMPS were done at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri on July 26.

While the first half of 2023 saw four rocket launches carrying Indian and foreign satellites, the second half began with the Chandrayaan-3 mission with several others in the pipeline.

Speculation is rife amongst the space sector officials and enthusiasts as to whether the huge metallic object that washed ashore in Australia was part of India’s PSLV rocket that went up long back.

The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft was put into orbit on July 15, 2023 in a copybook style by India’s heavy lift rocket LVM3.

Samarendra Behera, an artist from Mayurbhanj district, has made a smoke art depicting India’s lunar mission and garnering praise from all quarters for his art.

While sharing the video, he wrote,"Launch of Chandrayan 3 from Flight." Sometime after takeoff from the Chennai to Dhaka flight, the pilot announced, Watch this historical event."

The lifespan of the Chandrayaan-3 mission will be 14 days. If we look at it in terms of lunar days, it will have a lifespan of one lunar day.

Odisha has a major contribution to India's third lunar mission. Many critical components of Chandrayaan-3 have been manufactured at the Central Tool Room and Training Center or CTTC in Bhubaneswar.

Propelled by an LVM3-M4 rocket, the Chandrayaan-3 mission lifted off at 2:35 pm from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

"Chandrayaan-3 will definitely be a game changer for India and I hope it will be successful. India will become an inspiration to the entire world. Let's wait for the launch and pray for the best," said Nambi Narayanan, Former ISRO Scientist on the launch of Chandrayaan-3.