Third earth bound orbit raising maneuver for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully on Monday at 15:12 hours, as planned, using the onboard propulsion system for a duration of 989 seconds. The orbit achieved is 276 x 71792 km.
All spacecraft parameters are normal.
The fourth orbit raising maneuver is scheduled on August 2, between 1400 – 1500 hr, says an update by Indian Space Research Organisation.
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