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Know all about India’s lunar mission Chandrayaan-3

Launched on 14 July 2023

Launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh

On 23 August 2023, India became the first nation to land a craft near the Moon’s south pole

Chandrayaan means Mooncraft

Chandrayaan is a Sanskrit word

Chandrayaan-3 is the third Indian lunar exploration mission under the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan programme.

Chandrayaan-3 consists of a lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan

The propulsion module carried the lander and rover configuration to lunar orbit in preparation for a powered descent by the lander.

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Cruise Missile “Ra’ad-II" Launched on 18th February 2020 with a range of 600 kilometers.

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Russia successfully launched its Angara A5 space rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

Launched in 2024.

Russia successfully put a test load in low orbit as part of an effort to develop a new post-Soviet launch vehicle.

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World's largest arms importers

2022 Rank	Recipient	Arms Imp (in million TIV)
1	Qatar	3,342
2	India	2,846
3	Ukraine	2,644
4	Saudi Arabia	2,272
5	Kuwait	2,249
6	Pakistan	1,565
7	Japan	1,291
8	Norway	848
9	United States	837
10	Israel

World's largest arms exporters

2022 Rank	Supplier	Arms Exp (in million TIV)
1	United States	14,515
2	France	3,021
3	Russia	2,820
4	China	2,017
5	Italy	1,825
6	Germany	1,510
7	United Kingdom	1,504
8	Spain	950
9	Israel	831
10	Poland	452

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Russia successfully launched its hypersonic Zircon (Tsirkon) cruise missile in May 2022.

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A weapon of mass destruction is a nuclear, radiological, chemical, biological, or any other weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to numerous humans or cause great damage to human-made structures, natural structures, or the biosphere.

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Falchion is a broad, slightly curved sword with the cutting edge on the convex side.

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The first nuclear device was detonated as a test by the United States in New Mexico on July 16, 1945.

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In June 2022, Iran launched a solid-fueled rocket into space named ‘Zuljanah’ which is a 25.5 meter-long rocket, capable of carrying a satellite of 220 kilograms.