Chennai: The Indian space agency on Friday evening successfully completed the fourth lunar-bound orbit change for the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said that the spacecraft’s maneuver began at 6:18 pm, using its onboard propulsion system for 1,155 seconds.
The orbit achieved is 124 km x 164 km.
All spacecraft parameters are normal.
The next lunar-bound orbit manoeuvre is scheduled September 1, between 6:00 to 7:00 pm.
The Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan -2 was launched into the space by India’s heavy lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV Mk III) in text book style July 22.
The spacecraft comprises three segments – the Orbiter (weighing 2,379 kg, eight payloads), the lander ‘Vikram’ (1,471 kg, four payloads) and rover ‘Pragyan’ (27 kg, two payloads).
(IANS)