The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is embarking to achieve a triumphant moon landing with the launch of India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3.
Chandrayaan-3 Primed For Its Scheduled Moon Landing On August 23
Chandrayaan-3 is now primed for its scheduled moon landing on August 23. ISRO mentioned in a tweet, “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 maneuvres are completed.”
“It’s time for preparations as the Propulsion Module and the Lander Module gear up for their separate journeys. Separation of the Lander Module from the Propulsion Module is planned for August 17, 2023,” it added.
India’s ambitious third lunar mission’s spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 today successfully underwent a fifth and final Moon-bound orbit maneouvre.
