Chandrayaan 3 update: Chandrayaan-3 mission completes 5th Earth manoeuvre; Slingshot to Moon on August 1 | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] Isro scientists on Monday completed the fifth Earth-bound manoeuvre to further increase Chandrayaan-3’s altitude and take it away from Earth. “The orbit-raising manoeuvre was performed successfully. The spacecraft is expected to attain an orbit of 1,27,609 km X 236 km. The achieved orbit will be confirmed after the observations,” Isro said.The fifth manoeuvre, which … Read more

With days left for Chandrayaan-3 mission launch, spacecraft ‘mated with rocket’ – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: With just days left for the scheduled launch of India’s third Moon mission “any day after July 12”, Isro said on Wednesday that the “encapsulated assembly containing Chandrayaan-3 is mated with the LVM3 ” rocket.Isro is looking at launching the lunarcraft in the July 12-19 window and will make a second attempt … Read more