Chandrayaan-3 Performs Final Manoeuvre In Earth's Orbit, To Enter Moon's Territory Now
NDTV
The spacecraft with the Chandrayaan-3 mission would begin its journey towards the Moon on August 1.
ISRO on Tuesday successfully performed the fifth orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound perigee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft from the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) here. Chandrayaan-3 Mission:The orbit-raising maneuver (Earth-bound perigee firing) is performed successfully from ISTRAC/ISRO, Bengaluru.The spacecraft is expected to attain an orbit of 127609 km x 236 km. The achieved orbit will be confirmed after the observations.The next… pic.twitter.com/LYb4XBMaU3
"The spacecraft is expected to attain an orbit of 127609 km X 236 km. The achieved orbit will be confirmed after the observations," the national space agency headquartered here said.
