Chandrayaan 3 lunar bound maneuvers are completed What is next step of ISRO Know

India's third moon mission Chandrayaan-3 changed its orbit for the fifth and final time on Wednesday. Indian Space Agency ISRO has confirmed this. It is told that Chandrayaan-3 has now come closer to the surface of the moon. Its minimum distance from the Moon is 153 kilometers and maximum distance is 163 kilometers. ISRO has said that it has completed all the procedures for Chandrayaan-3 to reach the Moon. Now preparations will be made to separate the propulsion module and lander module.

In a tweet, ISRO wrote, “Today's successful process was necessary for a short period of time. Under this, Chandrayaan-3 was established in the 153 km x 163 km orbit of the Moon, which we had estimated. With this the process of entering the Moon's range was completed. Now the propulsion module and lander are ready for separation.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

Today’s successful firing, needed for a short duration, has put Chandrayaan-3 into an orbit of 153 km x 163 km, as intended.

With this, the lunar bound maneuvres are completed.

It’s time for preparations as the Propulsion Module and the Lander Module… pic.twitter.com/0Iwi8GrgVR

— ISRO (@isro) August 16, 2023

ISRO said that there is a plan to separate the lander module from the propulsion module of Chandrayaan-3 on August 17.

According to PTI report, after being launched on July 14, Chandrayaan-3 entered the lunar orbit on August 5. After that, on 6, 9 and 14 August, the orbit of the Moon was changed and it was taken closer to the Moon. As per the plan, Chandrayaan-3 is expected to make a soft landing on the south pole of the Moon on August 23.

Quoting ISRO sources, PTI has written that after separation, the lander is expected to undergo a “deboost” (slowing down process) to place it in an orbit. ISRO Chairman S. Somnath had recently said that the most important part of the landing is the process of bringing the lander's velocity from an altitude of 30 km to the final landing. We will have to show our ability there. S. Somnath said that we also have to ensure that fuel consumption is low, distance calculations are correct and all mathematical parameters are correct.