what is current status of chandrayaan 3

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Chandrayaan-3 is a lunar mission launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The spacecraft was successfully inserted into the lunar orbit on August 01, 2023, achieving the intended orbit of 164 km x 18074 km. The mission includes a rover that rolled onto the moons surface on August 26, 2023, to begin exploring the lunar south pole. However, on September 22, 2023, ISRO reported that no signals have been received from the rover and spacecraft, and efforts to establish contact will continue. Therefore, the current status of Chandrayaan-3 is that it is not communicating with Earth, and its condition is unknown.