New Delhi:
The second and final de-boosting operation of the country’s lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 has been successfully completed. Scientists from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) closely monitored the critical phase before landing the spacecraft on the lunar surface on Wednesday. Lander Vikram has placed itself in an orbit where the closest distance to the Moon is 25 km and the furthest distance is 134 km. ISRO has said that from this orbit it will attempt a soft landing in the south polar region of the Moon on Wednesday.
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ISRO posted on X (formerly Twitter), “The second and final deboosting operation has successfully reduced the LM orbit to 25 km x 134 km. The module will undergo internal checks and await sunrise at the designated landing site.” have to do
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
Lander Module (LM) health is normal.The LM successfully underwent a deboosting operation that reduced its orbit to 113 km x 157 km.
The second deboosting operation is scheduled for August 20, 2023, at approximately 0200 hours. ist #Chandrayan_3#ch3pic.twitter.com/0PVxV8Gw5z
ISRO (@isro) August 18, 2023
Lander Vikram is in automatic mode and is deciding on its own how to perform its tasks.
During the first de-boosting operation on Friday, former ISRO chief K Sivan told NDTV that the design of the Chandrayaan-3 lander is similar to that used in the earlier Chandrayaan-2 mission.
“There has been no change in the design. Based on the observation of Chandrayaan-2, all the mistakes made in the mission have been rectified,” he said.
After the successful landing on the moon, India will become the fourth country in the world to achieve this feat.
Let it be known that Chandrayaan-3 entered lunar orbit on August 5 after being launched on July 14. Ahead of tomorrow’s exercise to separate the propulsion and lander modules, attempts were made to lower them into lunar orbit on August 6, 9, 14 and 16, so that they could approach the lunar surface.