Bengaluru: ISRO Friday said that Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module has successfully undergone a deboosting (slowing down) operation taking it closer to the Moon, and that its health is normal.
The Lander Module comprising the lander (Vikram) and the rover (Pragyan), will undergo the second deboosting operation August 20, to be lowered to an orbit that takes it much closer to the Moon’s surface. The soft landing on the Lunar south pole is scheduled August 23.
” The Lander Module (LM) health is normal. LM successfully underwent a deboosting operation that reduced its orbit to 113 km x 157 km. The second deboosting operation is scheduled for August 20, 2023, around 0200 Hrs. IST,” ISRO said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
The Lander Module (LM) health is normal.LM successfully underwent a deboosting operation that reduced its orbit to 113 km x 157 km.
The second deboosting operation is scheduled for August 20, 2023, around 0200 Hrs. IST #Chandrayaan_3#Ch3 pic.twitter.com/0PVxV8Gw5z
— ISRO (@isro) August 18, 2023
The Lander Module of Chandrayaan-3 had successfully separated from the Propulsion Module Thursday, 35 days after the satellite was launched July 14.
PTI
