The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has shared fresh information about its significant mission, Chandrayaan-3, as the spacecraft steadily approaches the Moon. Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to conduct its initial gentle landing endeavour in the Moon's southern pole area on August 23rd. Chandrayaan-3, launched on July 14, 2021, is a follow-up mission to Chandrayaan-2. Its objective is to prove the feasibility of a secure landing and surface exploration on the Moon.
"The second and last deboosting move has effectively brought down the Lander Module's orbit to 25 km x 134 km. The module will now perform internal checks and wait for sunrise at the planned landing site. The powered descent is anticipated to start on August 23, 2023, approximately at 5:45 PM IST," stated the Indian Space Research Organisation.
At present, the Lander part of Chandrayaan-3, which includes the Vikram lander and the Pragyan rover, has successfully lowered its orbit to 113 km x 157 km after a successful deboosting manoeuvre. The second and final deboosting operation has also been successful.
Meanwhile, Russia's space agency Roskosmos has shared that their Luna-25 spacecraft encountered an unexpected issue on Saturday while getting ready for its pre-landing orbit move.This Russian spacecraft is planned to reach the Moon's south pole on August 21, which is two days before ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 landing scheduled for August 23. Roskosmos explained that during the operation, an unusual situation happened on the spacecraft that prevented the planned manoeuvre from happening as intended. The space agency mentioned this in a brief statement, stating that experts are currently studying the situation.
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