Indian Spacecraft Undergoes Final Lunar Orbit Manoeuvre, Says ISRO

Indian spacecraft undergoes final lunar orbit manoeuvre, says ISRO

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ISRO is embarking to achieve a successful soft landing on the Moon with the launch of Chandrayaan-3

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The spacecraft is now primed for its scheduled moon landing on August 23

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The mission was launched effectively on July 14 via the GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota

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Chandrayaan-3 completed five Earth-bound manoeuvres between July 15 and 25

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ISRO has named the lander after Dr Vikram A Sarabhai, the father of the Indian Space Programme. According to the ISRO, the Vikram lander consists of three payloads for its objectives

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After the completion of five orbit reduction manoeuvres, Chandrayyan-3 is gearing up for most crucial operation that will take place tomorrow August 17

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On Thursday, Propulsion Module and Lander Module will be separated while in orbit. The propulsion module carries Lander Vikram and Rover Pragyan is accomodated inside Lander Module

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Chandrayaan-3 was put into an orbit of 153 km x 163 km a few hours ago

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On average, the moon is approximately 238,860 miles (382,500 km) away from Earth, equivalent to about 30 Earth diameters

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