Chandrayaan-3: Fourth Orbit-Raising Manoeuvre Brings Mission Closer To The Moon
Chandrayaan-3 is now a step closer to the Moon. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully completed the fourth-orbit raising manoeuvre of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, the space agency announced on Thursday.
The?manoeuvre, known as Earth-bound perigee firing was carried out from the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru. With this, the Chandrayaan-3 is now closer to its final destination, the Moon.
Chandrayaan-3 closer to the Moon
The next firing is scheduled for July 25,2023 between 2 and 3 pm IST. Launched on July 14, 2023, Chandrayaan-3 is India's third lunar mission, with the aim to put a lander and a rover on the Moon's south pole in the last week of August.
The fourth orbit-raising?manoeuvre?follows the third one that was also successfully performed earlier this week. Chandrayaan-3 Project Director P Veeramuthuvel said that IRO would continue to monitor and control the spacecraft via ISTRAC.
The Chandrayaan-3 is the successor to Chandrayaan-2, ISRO's earlier mission that wasn't able to achieve a soft landing on the Moon. With Chandrayaan-3, the space agency hopes for success.
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Chandrayaan-3 will reach the lunar orbit between August 3-5 and will attempt to land on August 23/24. It will probe the Moon's less explored south pole and has a mission life of one lunar day (14 Earth days).
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If all goes well, India would become the fourth country to land on the lunar surface after the United States, China, and Russia.
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