Chandrayaan 3: Vikram Lander Module Enters Deboosting Stage. Health Normal, Says ISRO
The lander will now perform two orbital-reduction manoeuvres over the next five days before making its final down on the lunar surface on August 23, at around 5:47 p.m. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on August 18 that Vikram, the Chandrayaan-3 lander, has successfully begun its deboosting procedure. The lander will now perform two orbital-reduction manoeuvres over the next five days before making its final down on the lunar surface on August 23, at around 5:47 p.m. Chandrayaan-3 Mission: The Lander Module (LM) health is normal. LM successfully underwent a deboosting operation that reduced its orbit to 113 km x 157 km. The second deboosting operation is scheduled for August 20, 2023, around 0200 Hrs. IST #Chandrayaan_3 #Ch3 pic.twitter.com/0PVxV8Gw5z — ISRO (@isro) August 18, 2023 The initial orbital manoeuvre will place Vikram in a circular orbit 100x100 kilometres above the Moon. This will be followed by another, which will strategically place it in the last...