Thursday, March 28, 2024
Advertisement
  1. You Are At:
  2. News
  3. Science
  4. Chandrayaan-2 orbit successfully raised for fifth time

Chandrayaan-2 orbit successfully raised for fifth time

According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the orbit of Chandrayaan-2 was raised to an orbit of 276x142,975 km by firing the spacecraft's onboard motors for 1,041 seconds. All spacecraft parameters were normal.

IANS Reported by: IANS Chennai Published on: August 06, 2019 18:00 IST
Chandrayaan-2 orbit successfully raised for fifth time
Image Source : PTI

Chandrayaan-2 orbit successfully raised for fifth time

The Indian space agency on Tuesday successfully raised Chandrayaan-2's orbit for the fifth time at 3.04 p.m.

According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the orbit of Chandrayaan-2 was raised to an orbit of 276x142,975 km by firing the spacecraft's onboard motors for 1,041 seconds.

All spacecraft parameters were normal.

ALSO READ: Chandrayaan-2 camera sends back beautiful first pictures of earth. See photos

The next manoeuver is Trans Lunar Insertion (TLI), which is scheduled on August 14, 2019, between 3-4 a.m.

On July 22, the Chandrayaan-2 was injected into an elliptical orbit of 170x45,475 km 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).

The Indian space agency said the major activities include Earth-bound manoeuvres, the trans-lunar insertion, lunar-bound manoeuvres, Vikram's separation from Chandrayaan-2 and touch down on the Moon's the South Pole.

The ISRO said the trans-lunar insertion of Chandrayaan-2, which will send it to the moon, is scheduled on August 14.

After that, the Chandrayaan2 is scheduled to reach the Moon by August 20 and the lander Vikram will land on the Earth's sole satellite on September 7.

ALSO READ: Want to watch Chandrayaan-2 landing on moon Live with PM Modi? Here's your chance

WATCH VIDEO: Chandrayaan-2 sends back images of Earth

Advertisement

Read all the Breaking News Live on indiatvnews.com and Get Latest English News & Updates from Science

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement