The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully performed the second orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound apogee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.
IMAGE: Indian Space Research Organisation launches Chandrayaan-3 mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota on July 14, 2023. Photograph: ANI Photo
"The spacecraft is now in 41603 km X 226 km orbit", the national space agency headquartered in Bengaluru said on Monday.
The next firing is planned for Tuesday between 2 pm and 3 pm. it said.
The Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon was launched on July 14.
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