ISRO: Chandrayaan-3 successfully completes last moon-bound manoeuvre

On 16 August, Wednesday, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the final orbit reduction process of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft. This action was carried out a week ahead of its scheduled landing on the moon.

ISRO, on Wednesday, said, “Today’s successful firing, needed for a short duration, has put Chandrayaan-3 into an orbit of 153 km x 163 km, as intended. With this, the lunar bound manoeuvres are completed.”

Speaking on the success, Union Minister Jitendra Singh posted on X, “A step closer towards the MOON! Today’s successful firing, needed for a short duration, has put Chandrayaan3 into an orbit of 153 km x 163 km, as intended. With this, the lunar bound maneuvres have been completed.”

ISRO is trying to make a successful soft landing on the Moon, which will make India the fourth country in the world to achieve the goal, joining a lot of the United States, Russia and China.

Chandryaan-3 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on 14 July 2023. It is scheduled to land on the South Polar region of the Moon on 23 August 2023.

Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar mission, traces the country’s second attempt at a gentle lunar landing. This mission is a follow-up to Chandrayaan-2, the moon mission that was not able to achieve its goal in 2019. This mission will showcase the country’s complete ability for a secure lunar landing.