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For the second time, the Chandrayaan-3 mission's orbit has been successfully increased by the Indian Space Research Organization (Isro). The spacecraft is presently traveling at a perigee of slightly over 200 kilometers thanks to the Orbit-Raising Maneuver.
The Indian space agency will execute three additional Earth-Bound Maneuvers to reach the precise altitude needed to leave Earth's gravity and begin its trek toward the Moon.
The mission's first orbit-raising maneuver was performed on Sunday, one day after launch.
The Launch Vehicle Mark-3, the biggest launch vehicle used by India, carried out the Chandrayaan-3 mission's launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center. With all three stages operating normally, the rocket successfully positioned the spacecraft in a precise orbit around the Earth, marking a tremendous accomplishment.
The Chandrayaan-3 mission was deployed from the third stage of LVM-3 and entered space around nine minutes after liftoff from the Spaceport at Sriharikota.
"A new chapter in India's space odyssey is written by Chandrayaan-3. Following the unveiling, the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, tweeted, "It flies high, boosting the dreams and ambitions of every Indian.
On August 3, the spacecraft is supposed to enter lunar orbit; on August 23, it will try to make a soft landing on the moon.
If successful, this landing would become India the fourth nation to accomplish this accomplishment after the United States, the former Soviet Union, and China. With its Moon mission, India has deployed a lander-rover combination.
The six-wheeled Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover module is outfitted with payloads that will give the scientific community important information about the characteristics of lunar soil and rocks, including their chemical and elemental compositions.
2019 saw the failure of India's prior attempt to send a robotic spacecraft to the moon's remote south pole. It was able to safely enter the lunar orbit, but it lost touch with the lander while it was attempting to deploy a rover for water exploration. The lander then crashed during its final descent.
According to a failure analysis report delivered to ISRO, a software error was to blame for the disaster.
