Chennai: The Indian space agency on Sunday evening successfully completed the fifth and final lunar bound orbit change for the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft.
According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the spacecraft's manoeuvre began at 6.21 p.m. using its onboard propulsion system for 52 seconds.
The orbit achieved is 119 km x 127 km. All spacecraft parameters are normal.
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The final and fifth Lunar bound orbit maneuver for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully today (September 01, 2019) at 1821 hrs IST.
For details please visit https://t.co/0gic3srJx3 pic.twitter.com/0Mlk4tbB3G
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— ISRO (@isro) September 1, 2019
The final and fifth Lunar bound orbit maneuver for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully today (September 01, 2019) at 1821 hrs IST.
For details please visit https://t.co/0gic3srJx3 pic.twitter.com/0Mlk4tbB3G#ISRO
— ISRO (@isro) September 1, 2019
The final and fifth Lunar bound orbit maneuver for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully today (September 01, 2019) at 1821 hrs IST.
For details please visit https://t.co/0gic3srJx3 pic.twitter.com/0Mlk4tbB3G
The next crucial operation is the separation of Vikram, the lander, from the spacecraft scheduled on September 2 at 12.45 p.m. -1.45 p.m.
After Vikram's separation, there will be two de-orbital operations on September 3 and 4 so that it could soft-land on the moon's south pole on September 7 at 1.30 a.m.- 2.30 a.m.
On July 22, the Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan-2 was launched into space by India's heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV Mk III) in a textbook style.
The spacecraft comprises three segments - the Orbiter (weighing 2,379 kg, eight payloads), the lander 'Vikram' (1,471 kg, four payloads) and rover 'Pragyan' (27 kg, two payloads).
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