India's first moon lander - Vikram - on Tuesday got nearer to the Moon with the Indian
space agency successfully completing the first of the two de-orbital operations.
began at 8:50am as planned. Using the onboard propulsion system for 4 seconds the
operation was carried out successfully.
the Orbiter and Lander are healthy.
The next de-orbiting operation is scheduled on Wednesday between 3:30am-4:30am.
Vikram is scheduled to land on the south polar region of the moon on September 7
between 1:30am to 2.30am.
to carry out the research for which it was designed.
Meanwhile, the Orbiter continues to fly around the moon.
On July 22, the Rs. 978-crore Chandrayaan-2 was launched into space by India's
heavy lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV Mk III)
in a text book style launch.
Originally Published By Gadgets.ndtv
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