Chandrayaan-2 Precisely Inserted in Defined Orbit
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 7th September. The soft landing will be near
lunar South Pole. He said that the next major event will be on 2nd 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 28th
August, 30th August and 1st September.
This is ISRO’s second moon mission after Chandrayaan-1 in the
year 2008. Chandrayaan-2 was launched from Sriharikota on 22nd July this year.
It carries an orbiter, ‘Vikram’ lander and ‘Pragyan’ rover.
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