Third orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-3 successful: ISRO
The Hindu
The next manoeuvre is planned for July 20, 2023, between 2 and 3 pm IST.
The third orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound perigee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 mission was performed successfully at ISTRAC, Bengaluru on July 18. The next manoeuvre is planned for July 20, 2023, between 2 and 3 pm IST.
ISRO said that the moon mission is on schedule.
On July 17, ISRO successfully performed the second orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound apogee firing) to place the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft in the 41,603 km x 226 km orbit.
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