Lander Vikram reaches closer to the Moon! Chandrayaan-2 mission nears landing stage
Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram is now flying around the moon in an orbit of 104x128 km which is at the closest point of the orbit.
- Sep 3, 2019,
- Updated Sep 3, 2019 4:49 PM IST
Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram and rover Pragyan have reached closer to the Moon a day after separating from the orbiter on Monday. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully completed the first de-orbiting manoeuvre at 8.50 am on Tuesday morning.
Vikram is now flying around the moon in an orbit of 104x128 km which is at the closest point of the orbit. The lander is now 104 kilometres away from Moon's surface, whereas at the farthest point it is 120 kilometres away.Meanwhile, Vikram will carry out another similar manoeuvre on Wednesday to come down to an even lower orbit of 36x110 km around the Moon. The lander will begin a final 15-min powered descent on September 7. Then towards the end of the same, it will place Pragyaan on the Moon's surface.
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Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram and rover Pragyan have reached closer to the Moon a day after separating from the orbiter on Monday. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully completed the first de-orbiting manoeuvre at 8.50 am on Tuesday morning.
Vikram is now flying around the moon in an orbit of 104x128 km which is at the closest point of the orbit. The lander is now 104 kilometres away from Moon's surface, whereas at the farthest point it is 120 kilometres away.Meanwhile, Vikram will carry out another similar manoeuvre on Wednesday to come down to an even lower orbit of 36x110 km around the Moon. The lander will begin a final 15-min powered descent on September 7. Then towards the end of the same, it will place Pragyaan on the Moon's surface.
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