Chandrayaan-3: Union Minister shares big update on Moon landing

Chandrayaan-3: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists achieved a significant milestone by successfully executing the fourth orbit-raising manoeuvre of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft from Bengaluru. Chandrayaan-3: Union Minister shares big update on Moon landing.

The plot was performed at the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking, and Command Network (ISTRAC). Orbit-raising manoeuvres are crucial in the mission of Chandrayaan-3, India’s lunar exploration program. These manoeuvres involve adjusting the spacecraft’s trajectory and increasing its orbital altitude to align with the mission’s objectives.

As the nation waits with bated breath to see their Chandrayaan-3 successfully land on Moon, Union Minister Jitendra Singh shared an important update on the landing of the ‘moon craft’. Singh told reporters that the Chandrayaan-3 has completed manoeuvring the fourth orbit and has gone one step closer to the Moon.

He further added that the Chandrayaan-3 is slated to land on the moon on 23 August. Explaining the travel path of Chandrayaan-3, union minister Jitendra Singh said that the lunar exploration moon craft will revolve around the Earth and move on entering the orbit of the Moon, closing in with every complete journey around the Moon.

Jitendra Singh said that the Chandrayaan-3 is likely to enter the Moon’s orbit by the ‘first week of August’. “By 23 August the Chandrayaan-3 will land on the South Pole of the Moon”, Singh added. The next firing of Chandrayaan-3 is planned for 25 July between 2 pm and 3 pm, the national space agency headquartered here said.

India celebrates the International Moon Day 2023 by propelling Chandrayaan-3 a step closer to the Moon, it added. The Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon was launched on 14 July.

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