THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: ISRO has successfully launched Chandrayaan 3, its lunar mission, at 2.35 pm today. Scientists of ISRO prepared for the launch after imbibing the lessons learned from Chandrayaan 2.

Do you know why the ISRO scientists decided to launch Chandrayaan 3 at sharp 2.35 pm on July 14? There is a strong reason behind this decision. This is the time when the moon comes the closest to the Earth. That is why the scientists are believing that this is the most appropriate time to launch the spacecraft.

"When the moon comes closest to the earth, the distance to the moon would be less. Hence, Chandrayaan 3 will be consuming less fuel and the mission will take less time," Soace India Astronomer Aman Kumar told a national media outlet.