ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft executes 3rd Lunar move

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to conduct its next Lunar bound orbit manoeuvre today. Check details here.

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The Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft was launched on August 14 on a mission to explore the Lunar surface.

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On August 1: With its translunar orbital entry, Chandrayaan-3 has taken an important next step in its lunar journey.

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On August 5, the spacecraft successfully entered the Moon’s orbit.

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As the Chandrayaan 3 craft moves forward, ISRO is gradually reducing its orbit and position through a series of manoeuvres

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Today, Chandrayaan-3 successfully underwent an orbit reduction manoeuvre.

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"Even closer to the moon’s surface. Chandrayaan-3's orbit is reduced to 174 km x 1437 km following a manoeuvre performed today," ISRO said in a tweet. 

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The next milestone is planned for August 14 in which the spacecraft will move even closer to the Moon.

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On August 14, the spacecraft will further reduce the orbit between 11:30 and 12:30 hours IST.

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The lander will make a soft landing on the Lunar surface on August 23. Making it a historic day for India and ISRO.

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According to ISRO sources, there will be two more orbit reduction maneuvers to bring the spacecraft closer to the Moon.

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These maneuvers will be performed on August 14 and 16 to reach 100 km orbit, following which the landing module, comprising the lander and rover will break away from the propulsion module.