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