Watch: The moment India launched its historic Moon mission Chandrayaan-3

With the Chadrayaan-3 mission, India aims to be the first to land near the Moon’s little-explored south pole.

The lander is due to reach the Moon on 23-24 August, space officials said.

If successful, India will be only the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, following the US, the former Soviet Union and China.