Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday informed that India's ambitious third Moon mission's 'Chandrayaan-3' spacecraft successfully underwent another orbit reduction maneuver. This operation helped the spacecraft to bring it even closer to the Moon's surface. Post its launch on July 14, Chandrayaan-3 had entered into lunar orbit on August 5.
"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.
Next operation on August 14
According to the national space agency, the next operation will be carried out on August 14, 2023 between 11:30 and 12:30 hrs.
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.
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