First to Land Spacecraft on South Pole of Moon

Record Holder

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

Country

India

Record Date

23/08/2023

The World Record “first to land spacecraft on south pole of moon” has been achieved by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) from India. On Aug 23, 2023; ISRO managed the soft landing of lander named Vikram and rover named Pragyan successfully from the spacecraft Chandrayaan-3. Chandrayaan-3 was launched on Jul 14, 2023 through the rocket LVM3 M4 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. It landed on moon at 69.367621°S, 32.348126°E (between the Manzinus C and Simpelius N craters).
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