The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has made significant progress since its launch on July 14 and has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the Moon, ISRO informed on Friday.
Over the past three weeks, ISRO has executed five maneuvers to gradually propel the spacecraft further away from Earth.
A pivotal ‘slingshot move’ on August 1 successfully directed the craft towards the Moon’s vicinity, liberating it from Earth’s orbit.
Now, following this trans-lunar injection, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is on its trajectory to approach the Moon.
Today on August 5, a crucial Lunar Orbit Injection (LOI) is scheduled for around 7 pm, where the spacecraft will be inserted into the Moon’s orbit.
This maneuver will be executed when Chandrayaan-3 is at its closest point to the Moon, known as perilune.
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