Chandrayaan-2: Vikram’s Orbit Reduced, Gets Closer To Landing

Sep 3, 2019

Chandrayaan-2: Vikram’s orbit reduced, gets closer to landing

BENGALURU: Operating independently for the first time since Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, Vikram, the lander, underwent its first manoeuvre around Moon.
Isro successfully completed the first de-orbiting manoeuvre at 8.50 am Tuesday, using for the first time, the propulsion systems on Vikram. All these days all operations were carried out by systems on the orbiter, from which Vikram, carrying Pragyan (rover) inside it, separated from on Monday.

“The duration of the maneuver was 4 seconds. The orbit of Vikram is 104kmX128 km, the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter continues to orbit Moon in the existing orbit and both the orbiter and lander are healthy,” Isro said.

Courtesy:TOI