Yuva Patrkaar, New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said on Sunday that a day after Chandrayaan-3 was inserted into the Moon's orbit, the maneuver to bring it closer to it was successfully completed. ISRO said it would conduct the next such exercise on August 9.

ISRO tweeted information

ISRO said in a tweet on Sunday, "The spacecraft has completed a proposed procedure to get closer to the Moon." The 'retrofiring' of the engines brought it closer to the lunar surface, i.e. now 170 km x 4,313 km. It is scheduled to be held between 1 pm and 2 pm according to the time.

The Moon, as viewed by #Chandrayaan3 spacecraft during Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) on August 5, 2023.#ISRO pic.twitter.com/xQtVyLTu0c

— LVM3-M4/CHANDRAYAAN-3 MISSION (@chandrayaan_3) August 6, 2023

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i feel the moon gravity

Chandrayaan-3 on Saturday sent a message to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) after its successful operation, "I feel the lunar gravity." It is a major milestone in the space agency's ambitious Rs 600-crore mission. ISRO shared a message from the satellite to its centres, which read, "MOX, ISTRAC, it's Chandrayaan-3. I feel the lunar gravity."

Continuous monitoring of spacecraft status

ISRO said, the condition of the spacecraft is being continuously monitored from the Bengaluru Mission Operations Complex. And all the systems are working properly. Now the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will try to make a 'soft landing' of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface on 23 August. Early on August 1, the spacecraft had achieved an orbit of 288 km by 3.7 lakh km through trans-lunar injection (TLI) and entered the Moon's sphere of influence.

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Another success of Chandrayaan-3, established in Moon's orbit

"Chandrayaan-3 has been successfully inserted into the Moon's orbit. The retro-burning on Perilune was commanded from the Mission Operations Complex (MOX), ISTRAC (ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network), Bengaluru," the space agency said. Perilune is the closest point of a spacecraft to the Moon. The orbit reduction operation will be carried out at 11 pm on Sunday, ISRO said in a tweet. Several scientists of the space agency have said in the last one month. That they are confident of a successful LOI. Because it has been successful twice in 2019 (Chandrayaan-2) and 2008 (Chandrayaan-1).

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