India's unmanned lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 on Wednesday successfully entered the operational lunar orbit after ISRO scientists carried out final orbit reduction manoeuvre, lasting one minute.
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The craft is now at a circular orbit of 102 km above the moon's surface, ISRO spokesperson S Satish told PTI.
It is expected to be trimmed to 100 km -- the final circular orbit of Chandrayaan-1 -- on Thursday, he said.
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