Scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bengaluru will fire the onboard thrusters attached to Chandrayaan-3 from July 15 onwards, taking the spacecraft further away from Earth on a crucial 41-day phase to make a soft-landing at the south pole of the Moon on August 23.
Speaking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram on July 15, Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre S Unnikrishnan Nair said the launch vehicle has performed "extremely well" and initial conditions required for Chandrayaan-3 have been provided "very precisely".
On July 14, the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched Chandrayaan-3 on board an LVM3-M4 rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. And 17 minutes after lift-off at 2.35 p.m., the satellite was precisely injected into the intended orbit.
