By PTI
BENGALURU: India’s ambitious third Moon mission ‘Chandrayaan-3’ spacecraft successfully underwent another orbit reduction maneuver on Wednesday, bringing it even closer to the Moon’s surface, ISRO said.
Post its launch on July 14, Chandrayaan-3 entered into lunar orbit on August 5.
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“Even closer to the moon’s surface. Chandrayaan-3’s orbit is reduced to 174 km x 1437 km following a maneuver performed today,” ISRO said in a tweet.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:Even closer to the moon’s surface.Chandrayaan-3’s orbit is reduced to 174 km x 1437 km following a manuevre performed today.The next operation is scheduled for August 14, 2023, between 11:30 and 12:30 Hrs. IST pic.twitter.com/Nx7IXApU44
— ISRO (@isro) August 9, 2023
The next operation is scheduled for August 14, 2023, between 11:30 and 12:30 hrs, it said.
As the mission progresses, a series of maneuvers is being conducted by ISRO to gradually reduce Chandrayaan-3’s orbit and position it over the lunar poles.
BENGALURU: India’s ambitious third Moon mission ‘Chandrayaan-3’ spacecraft successfully underwent another orbit reduction maneuver on Wednesday, bringing it even closer to the Moon’s surface, ISRO said.
Post its launch on July 14, Chandrayaan-3 entered into lunar orbit on August 5.
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“Even closer to the moon’s surface. Chandrayaan-3’s orbit is reduced to 174 km x 1437 km following a maneuver performed today,” ISRO said in a tweet.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
Even closer to the moon’s surface.
Chandrayaan-3’s orbit is reduced to 174 km x 1437 km following a manuevre performed today.
The next operation is scheduled for August 14, 2023, between 11:30 and 12:30 Hrs. IST pic.twitter.com/Nx7IXApU44
— ISRO (@isro) August 9, 2023
The next operation is scheduled for August 14, 2023, between 11:30 and 12:30 hrs, it said.
As the mission progresses, a series of maneuvers is being conducted by ISRO to gradually reduce Chandrayaan-3’s orbit and position it over the lunar poles.
