China's ambitious Chang'e-6 probe has successfully entered a stable orbit around the moon after performing a critical near-moon braking procedure. The near-moon braking manoeuvre was a crucial step in Chang'e-6's journey to the lunar far side. Chang'e-6 is part of China's broader lunar exploration program, which aims to establish a permanent presence on the moon. The successful entry into lunar …
After more than 15 days of the launch of Chandrayaan-3, the Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday released the first images of the moon as viewed by the spacecraft. "The Moon, as viewed by Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft during Lunar Orbit Insertion on August 5, 2023," Isro said on Twitter. The Moon, as viewed by #Chandrayaan3 spacecraft during Lunar Orbit Insertion on …
The Indian Space Research Organisation informed on Saturday that Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has been successfully inserted into the lunar orbit. The procedure, referred to as Lunar Orbit Insertion, commenced at 7 p.m. from the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network in Bengaluru. As the mission progresses, a series of maneuvers has been planned to reduce Chandrayaan-3’s orbit and position it over …
The Indian Space Research Organisation on August 5 completed the Lunar-Orbit Insertion to successfully put the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into the moon’s orbit. LOI manoeuvre commenced at 7 p.m. “Chandrayaan-3 has been successfully inserted into the lunar orbit. I am feeling lunar gravity.” Following the success of the LOI, ISRO will carry out four orbit manoeuvres to make the spacecraft enter …
