ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 Breaks Records with Over 8 Million Views
- Posted on September 14, 2023
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved a historic milestone with the Chandrayaan-3 mission, said YouTube Chief Neal Mohan.
The live broadcast of Chandrayaan-3's gentle Moon landing on August 23 garnered an astonishing audience of over 80 lakh (8 million) viewers, setting a new global record for live streaming. YouTube India enthusiastically celebrated India's triumphant lunar landing.
Neal Mohan, in response to YouTube India's announcement, commended ISRO for this monumental feat.
He applauded the entire ISRO team for attaining an extraordinary milestone of 8 million concurrent viewers. The 16-second clip released on the launch day provides a glimpse into ISRO's control center, capturing crucial moments from the broadcast's commencement to the successful touchdown of Chandrayaan-3, along with exuberant celebrations among agency officials.
Chandrayaan-3's victorious gentle landing near the Moon's South Pole on August 23 marked an unprecedented achievement for India. This success not only solidifies India's position as the fourth country in the world, following the US, China, and Russia, to achieve a successful lunar landing but also signals a new era in lunar exploration.
In the days following the landing, the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover executed a series of tasks on the lunar surface. These included the identification of sulphur and other trace elements, monitoring relative temperatures, and attentively observing surrounding movements. Chandrayaan-3's primary objectives encompassed a secure and gentle landing, lunar rover mobility, and on-site scientific experiments, furthering India's legacy in space exploration.
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