Chandrayaan-3 covers two-thirds of the distance to Moon, ISRO shares graphic

Following the trans-lunar injection, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft escaped from orbiting the Earth and began following a path that would take it to the vicinity of the moon. Tomorrow, in another crucial manoeuvre the spacecraft will be injected into Moon"s orbit.

Science    04-Aug-2023
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday shared an update on Chandrayaan-3, saying that the spacecraft has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the Moon.
 
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Over five moves in the three weeks since, ISRO has been lifting the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into orbits farther and farther away from Earth, and on August 1 in a key manoeuvre -- a slingshot move -- the craft was sent successfully towards the Moon from Earth's orbit.
 
 
 
Following the trans-lunar injection, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft escaped from orbiting the Earth and began following a path that would take it to the vicinity of the moon. Tomorrow, in another crucial manoeuvre the spacecraft will be injected into Moon's orbit.
 
The Lunar Orbit Injection (LOI) is set for around 7 pm on August 5, the Bengaluru-headquartered national space agency said on Friday.
 
The manoeuvre will be performed when Chandrayaan-3 is at the closest point to the Moon (perilune), ISRO said.
The space agency said that the health of India's third lunar mission is normal and a soft-landing on the lunar surface would be attempted on August 23.
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