NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (NNN-PTI) – The speed of the lander module of India’s third Moon Mission, “Chandrayaan-3” was successfully reduced further, before landing, confirmed the country’s space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
It was placed in orbit of 25 km x 134 km in the early hours of today. The module now is supposed to undergo internal checks before finally preparing to land on the Lunar surface, on Wednesday, according to ISRO.
ISRO tweeted, “The second and final de-boosting operation has successfully reduced the LM orbit to 25 km x 134 km. The module would undergo internal checks and await the sun-rise at the designated landing site. The powered descent is expected to commence on Aug 23, around 17:45 p.m. India Time.”
India’s Moon Mission-3 was launched on Jul 14. The lander module had got separated from the spacecraft on Thursday, as its first de-boosting took place two days ago.– NNN-PTI
