Spacewatch: India’s moon mission arrives in lunar orbit.

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If Chandrayaan-2 is successful, it will make India the fourth country to reach the moon’s surface

An artist’s impression of India’s Chandrayaan-2 in orbit. Photograph: Indian Space Research Organisation
▼ India’s moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, has arrived in  lunar orbit. The spacecraft is engaged in a series of manoeuvres that will place it in its final operating orbit, a circular path looping over the moon’s poles at an altitude of 100km (62 miles).
Chandrayaan-2 entered lunar orbit at about 0500 BST on 20 August. Its initial orbit was highly elliptical, swinging from 114km above the moon to 18,072km. A second rocket burn on 21 August changed this to 118km and 4,412km.
The next orbital manoeuvre is planned for 28 August. Once the mission arrives in its final orbit, ground controllers will (▪ ▪ ▪)

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asr335704

So far the mission seems to be on track. Hopefully it will be success for India thus making India joining the club with other 3 countries as well.

parivijesh100

India's rise in space field is really speculator & fantastic & that too at a very low spending for each mission compared to all others one in field. Lunar mission is another feather in its crown & will succeed as per plan.