What is the relation of
Chandrayaan 3 journey
with the supermoon?
BY - rivanshi rakhrai
Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft was
successfully launched onboard
LVM-3 on
14th July, 2023
at 14:35
hrs from the Satish Dhawan
Space Centre, SHAR
There are two supermoons this
month. That means the distance
of the moon from our earth will
be less
Chandrayaan-3 at this time on the
highway of the moon
Chandrayaan-3 is currently
traveling in an orbit with perigee
of
288 km and apogee of 369328
km
Supermoon will benefit
Chandrayaan-3
The shorter the distance, the
more economical it is to launch
the spacecraft
Chandrayaan-3 is currently going
towards
the moon at a speed of
38,520 KM per hour
Every day its speed will be slowed
down