Chandrayaan-3 completes all lunar bound manoeuvre, gears up for propulsion and lander module separation
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: August 16, 2023 11:40 AM2023-08-16T11:40:04+5:302023-08-16T11:40:04+5:30
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India's ambitious mission Chandrayaan-3 has reached close to the moon, successfully completing another orbit towards the moon.
With this, the spacecraft has completed all of its Moon-bound manouvres, and it will now prepare for separation of the lander module — comprising the lander and rover — from the propulsion module.
Today’s successful firing, needed for a short duration, has put Chandrayaan-3 into an orbit of 153 km x 163 km, as intended.
With this, the lunar bound maneuvers are completed. It’s time for preparations as the Propulsion Module and the Lander Module gear up for their separate journeys, ISRO said.
If this mission is successfully completed, India will become the fourth country in the world to achieve the feat. Not only this, India will be the first country in the world to complete this mission without any heavy rockets.
Apart from this, there will be another success on India's account as India will be one of the countries to implement this campaign at the lowest cost.
India's 'Bahubali Rocket i.e. Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3) was launched from the Sriharikota centre in Andhra Pradesh on July 14 for the launch of Chandrayaan-3 which caught the attention of the world along with the countrymen.
After the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3, India is being congratulated from all over the world. The space agency of Japan, Britain and China have also wished India.
According to ISRO, Chandrayaan-3 has now reached close to the lunar surface. It is currently orbiting the Moon in an orbit of 174 km x 1437 km.
Post its launch on July 14, India’s third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 entered into the lunar orbit on August 5, following which orbit reduction manoeuvres were carried out on August 6, 9 and 14.
India launched Chandrayaan-3 on July 14, which will make a soft landing on the moon on August 23.
