Chandrayaan-2 performs fourth earth bound orbit raising manoeuvre

Our Bureau Updated - December 06, 2021 at 06:13 PM.

View of Control Centre at ISTRAC, Bengaluru as the third orbit raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan - 2 is successful

 

The fourth earth bound orbit raising manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully today at 15:27 hr, as planned, using the onboard propulsion system for a firing duration of 646 seconds.

The orbit achieved is 277 x 89472 km. All spacecraft parameters are normal. The next orbit raising manoeuvre is scheduled on August 6, 2019, between 1430 – 1530 hr, said an update by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Published on August 2, 2019 11:57