Priya Aditi
Indian’s third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, entered the Moon’s orbit, marking a milestone for a lunar landing in the coming days.
According to ISRO, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which has travelled approximately two-thirds of the distance to the Moon since its launch on July 14, will enter lunar orbit today (5 August).
The Lunar Orbit Injection (LOI) is scheduled to occur today around 7 p.m. The space agency previously stated that the spacecraft is in good health and that a soft descent on the moon’s surface will be attempted on August 23.
What will occur at 7 o’clock tonight?
The orbit of the spacecraft was altered to bring it within the gravitational influence of the moon. It travelled in an orbit that was 288 kilometres close to Earth and 3,69,328 kilometres far from it.
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As per ISRO’s schedule, the spacecraft will execute the Lunar Orbital Injection manoeuvre at 7 p.m., a meticulous navigation procedure that will guide the spacecraft into the orbit of the moon.
