Specific steps → India announces moon landing time mission | orbit | time
According to the website of the Hindu Daily on August 20th, the Indian Space Research Organization said on the 20th that it has successfully shortened the orbit of the landing module of the Luna 3 mission, bringing it closer to the moon.
The agency also stated that the landing module will now undergo internal inspections.
▲ Lunar landscape captured by the "Vikram" lander of the "Lunar Ship 3" mission when it entered lunar orbit on August 5th
It said that the landing module consisting of the lander Vikram and the lunar rover Pragian is expected to land on the surface of the moon on the evening of August 23rd.
On the 20th, the Indian Space Research Organization posted on social media platform X, saying, "The second and final deceleration operation has successfully shortened the orbit of the landing module to 25 kilometers x 134 kilometers. The module will undergo internal inspection and wait for the scheduled landing point sunrise. The power landing is expected to begin around 17:45 Indian Standard Time on August 23, 2023."
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The landing module of "Moonship 3" was successfully separated from the propulsion module on August 17th.
Earlier, sources from the Indian Space Research Organization said that the lander is expected to decelerate after separation to enter an orbit of 30 kilometers near and 100 kilometers far from the Moon, from which it will attempt a soft landing in the South Pole of the Moon.
Sources say that the lander entered the power braking phase at an altitude of about 30 kilometers from the moon and began using its thrusters to reach the surface of the moon. The lander will scan the lunar surface at a distance of approximately 100 meters to check for obstacles, and then begin a soft landing.