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Chandrayaan-2: Lander performs 2nd manoeuvre for 4 sec

The next de-orbiting manoeuvre is scheduled on September 04, 2019 between 0330 – 0430 hrs IST, according to ISRO.

SNS | New Delhi | September 3, 2019 2:35 pm

Chandrayaan-2: Lander performs 2nd manoeuvre for 4 sec

Scientists at ISRO control centre in Bengaluru. (Photo: Twitter/@isro)

Chandrayaan-2 mission took one step closer to reach its final destination on September 7. After ISRO successfully carried out the separation of Moon lander ‘Vikram’ from the orbiter on Monday, it was lowered today in a manoeuvre which lasted for 4 seconds,  as planned, using the onboard propulsion system.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) tweeted, “The first de-orbit manoeuvre for #VikramLander of #Chandrayaan2 spacecraft was performed successfully today (September 03, 2019) at 0850 hrs IST.”

ISRO further said in its website, “The orbit of Vikram Lander is 104 km x 128 km. Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter continues to orbit the Moon in the existing orbit and both the Orbiter and Lander are healthy.”

The next de-orbiting maneuver is scheduled on September 04, 2019 between 0330 – 0430 hrs IST, according to ISRO.
Lander, named after the father of India’s space mission Vikram Sarabhai on his birth centenary is scheduled to touch the lunar surface on September 7.
A rover called ‘Pragyaan’ would roll out from the lander to carry out various tests on the lunar soil, especially detecting the presence of water and other minerals for around 14 days. The orbiter of Chandrayaan -2 is also flying in the same orbit and will continue to do so for the next one year, and study the lunar atmosphere while revolving around the Moon.
On July 22 Chandrayaan-2 space mission was lifted off from Sriharikota space centre in Andhra Pradesh in its second attempt.
Chandrayaan -2’s landing on the Moon, on September 7 will put India on the world map, with a worthy tag of only the fourth country in the world to achieve this feat after USA, Russia and China, that too on a much smaller budget.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also witness the historic landing from the ISRO’s control room, in Bengaluru.

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