Tag: lunar

BENGALURU: Chandrayaan-3 entered the last lap of its historic journey to Moon early Sunday with lander Vikram completing its second and final “deboost” manoeuvre, slowing down the spacecraft and taking position in a pre-landing orbit of 25x134km for a controlled touchdown at 6.04pm on August 23. “The module will now undergo internal checks and await sunrise at the landing site. Powered descent is expected to commence on August 23 at 5.45pm,” Isro said.With the mission so far going off without a hitch, Isro aims to have Vikram descend...