Chandrayaan-3 Mission: Chandrayaan-3 reached closer to the moon, and changed orbit for the fourth time, August 17 is important for the mission


Posted on 16th Aug 2023 12:00 pm by rohit kumar

Chandrayaan-3 changed its orbit for the fourth time on Wednesday (August 16). ISRO told that the vehicle has now come in a nearly circular orbit of 153 Km X 163 Km of the moon. ISRO scientists fired Chandrayaan's thruster for some time at around 8:30 am on Wednesday. This information has been given by the Indian Space Agency ISRO.

 

Earlier Chandrayaan-3 was located in an orbit of 150 Km x 177 Km. With this, the vehicle is slowly moving toward the surface of the Moon. For ISRO, August 17 is an important day for Chandrayaan. On this day ISRO will separate the propulsion module of Chandrayaan-3 from the lander and on August 23, the vehicle will land.

 

Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.

 

Moon will be searched for 14 days

The lander and rover will land on the Moon's South Pole and conduct experiments and research there for 14 days. ISRO said in a tweet on X, "Now is the time to prepare as the Propulsion Module and Lander Module are getting ready for their separate journeys."

 

Chandrayaan had sent the picture of the earth

On August 10, ISRO informed that Chandrayaan's Lander Imager (LI) camera has sent a photo of the Earth and the Moon. The photo was taken by the Lander Horizontal Velocity (LHVC) camera a day after Chandrayaan-3 reached the Moon's third orbit. Let us tell you that the Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched on 14 July. Since then, Chandrayaan-3 has been crossing milestones one after the other.

 

One step towards the moon - Jitendra Singh

Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Science & Technology, in a tweet, said, "One step towards the Moon! Today's successful firing, which required a short duration, placed Chandrayaan 3 in an orbit of 153 km x 163 km." Have done. With this, the maneuver toward the moon is completed.

 

At the same time, Chandrayaan-3 entered the lunar orbit on 5 August. Then, the speed of the vehicle was reduced to capture the Moon's gravity. To reduce the speed, ISRO scientists turned the face of the vehicle and fired the thrusters for 1835 seconds i.e. for about half an hour.

 

Also Read: ISRO: Sun's unsolved knots will be solved soon! Countdown begins for launch of ISRO's Sun mission 'Aditya L1'

1 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

CJI: 'I have no regrets, God made it all happen', shocking statement by the lawyer who threw a shoe at the CJI

Lawyer Rakesh Kishore, who threw a shoe at Chief Justice BR Gavai, has stated that he was hurt by

How much space is required for solar panels? Complete information—from subsidies to online registration.

With electricity bills continuing to rise across India, more households are now turning towards s

'How can the Chief Justice be involved in the selection of the CBI Director', the Vice President raised a big question.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has made a big statement on the division of powers. He said that

Jamal Kudu Song: Do you know the meaning of Bobby Deol's song 'Jamal Kudu' on which fast reels are being made?

Animal Movie Jamal Kudu Song: Ranbir Kapoor and Bobby Deol starrer 'Animal' had a very good 10 da

The swearing-in ceremony for the new government in Bengal will take place on May 9; the new Chief Minister will be elected on Friday.

Following the BJP's victory in the Bengal elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in

Ram Mandir: Champat Rai, General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust, gave information about the idols of Ramlala, and said - the ground floor of the temple is ready.

Champat Rai, general secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust, said, "The 4 feet 3 inches standing

'Terrorists are Muslims...', Aamir Khan gave a big statement on the Pahalgam attack, and told the reason for his silence.

On 22 April 2025, there was a terrorist attack in Pahalgam in which about 26 people were killed.

Madrasas running with government aid will not be closed in UP! Supreme Court stays Yogi government's order.

The Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Yogi government, in which instructions were issued

Sonu Sood came out in support of Rajpal, offered him a film, and urged the industry to support him as he is going through a difficult time.

Famous Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav is currently lodged in Tihar Jail in connection with a cheque

Entry of AAP MLAs banned in Delhi Assembly; Atishi sits on dharna; says- BJP has crossed all limits.

AAP MLAs have not been given entry into the Delhi Assembly today on Thursday. On the other hand,

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash