ISRO successfully performs second orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft

Article Posted on : - Jul 18, 2023

BENGALURU (PTI): The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully performed the second orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound apogee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.

"The spacecraft is now in 41603 km X 226 km orbit", the national space agency headquartered here said on Monday.

The next firing is planned for Tuesday between 2 pm and 3 pm. it said.

The Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon was launched on July 14.

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