The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on August 20 said it successfully reduced the orbit of the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s Lander Module (LM).
Chandrayaan-3 Get Closer To Moon
The ISRO said that the Lander Module would now undergo internal checks. The Lander Module, comprising the lander ‘Vikram’ and rover ‘Pragyan’, is expected to touch down on the lunar surface on August 23 evening, it added.
“The second and final deboosting (slowing down) operation has successfully reduced the LM orbit to 25 km x 134 km. The module would undergo internal checks and await the sun-rise at the designated landing site. The powered descent is expected to commence on August 23, 2023, around 1745 Hrs IST,” ISRO said in a post on ‘X’ on August 20.
The Lander Module successfully separated from the Propulsion Module on August 17, 35 days after the mission was launched on July 14.
