Bangaluru, Correspondent: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) completed Lunar-Orbit Insertion (LOI) on August 5 to successfully p...
Bangaluru, Correspondent: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) completed Lunar-Orbit Insertion (LOI) on August 5 to successfully place the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into lunar orbit. The LOI technique was carried out from the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bangalore. lOI tactics begin at 7 p.m.
“Chandrayaan-3 successfully entered lunar orbit. A retro-burning was ordered on Perilun from the Mission Operations Complex (MOX), ISTRAC, Bengaluru,” the space agency said. After the critical maneuver was completed, ISRO posted on its X social media platform “Chandrayaan-3 mission: MOX, ISTRAC, this is Chandrayaan-3. I feel lunar gravity."
After the success of lOI, ISRO will perform four orbital maneuvers to enter the spacecraft into its final orbit at a distance of about 100 km from the Moon's surface. The first of these maneuvers will take place on August 6 at 11 pm IST. The next operation – de-orbit reduction – is scheduled for August 6, 2023, at 11 pm IST,” ISRO said. Chandrayaan-3 consists of a Lander Module (LM), a Propulsion Module (PM) and a The rover consists of PM and LM separation will occur on August 17 soft landing on the moonA series of deboost maneuvers are also scheduled to take place before the power descent phase forThe lander is expected to touch down on the lunar surface at 5.47 pm on August 23.
On August 4, the space agency said that India's third moon mission, which was launched on July 14, has covered almost two-thirds of the distance to the moon
