Chandrayaan-3: ISRO successfully performs second orbit-raising manoeuvre of spacecraft

Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully performed the second orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound apogee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.

“The spacecraft is now in 41603 km X 226 km orbit”, the national space agency headquartered here said on Monday. The next firing is planned for Tuesday between 2 pm and 3 pm. It said.  The Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon was launched July 14.

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Notably, ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 was launched by LVM3 rocket (Launch Vehicle Mark-III), which carries a lander and a rover. After landing on the surface August 23, the rover will then deploy and explore the lunar surface.

PTI