Chandrayaan-2 precisely inserted in defined lunar orbit: ISRO Chairman

ISRO aims for Chandrayaan-2 landing at 1.55 AM on September 07, says Dr K. Sivan

By PIB Delhi

The second moon mission of India, the Chandrayaan-2 has been precisely inserted in defined orbit. It reached in defined lunar orbit at 09.02 am today. This was stated by the Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Dr K. Sivan, while addressing a press conference after the  Lunar Orbit Insertion of Chandrayaan-2, in Bengaluru, today. With this, Chandrayaan-2 has crossed a major landmark, he said.

Dr Sivan said that ISRO aims for successful landing at 1.55 AM on 7^th September. The soft landing will be near lunar South Pole. He said that the next major event will be on 2^nd September when the lander will be separated from the orbiter. The Chairman said that ISRO is confident about its landing mission. ISRO has done enough stimulations of soft landing, he added. Chandrayyan-2 will undergo four more manoeuvres. The first manoeuvre will be tomorrow, followed by subsequent manoeuvres on 28^th August, 30^th August and 1^st September.

This is ISRO’s second moon mission after Chandrayaan-1 in the year 2008. Chandrayaan-2 was launched from Sriharikota on 22^nd July this year. It carries an orbiter, ‘Vikram’ lander and ‘Pragyan’ rover.  

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