Chandrayaan-3 | ISRO one step away from landing on Moon as Lander Module completes second deboost operation
The Hindu
ISRO to attempt landing on Moon Aug 23. 2nd & final deebost of Lander Module successfully reduced its orbit to 25 km x 134 km. Powered descent to commence at 5.45 am on Aug 23. If successful, Lander & Rover will stay on Moon for 14 days until sunlight.
The Lander Module of India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 has completed its second and final deebost in the early hours of August 20.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) performed the second and final deebost of the Lander Module to reduce the Lander Module to 25 km x 134 km.
“Chandrayaan-3 Mission: The second and final deboosting operation has successfully reduced the LM orbit to 25 km x 134 km,” said ISRO after the deebost of the Lander Module.
On August 18, ISRO successfully performed the first deboosting operation that reduced its orbit to 113 km x 157 km. This was performed the day after the lander module separated from the propulsion module after a 34-day long journey towards the Moon.
Following the two deboost operations the much-awaited landing of the Lander with the Rover in its belly is expected to take place on August 23.
Post the second and final second and final deebost operation, ISRO said that the module would undergo internal checks and await the sun-rise at the designated landing site.
“The module would undergo internal checks and await the sun-rise at the designated landing site,” the space agency said.
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