The ISRO has said Chandrayaan-3 has completed its orbits around the earth and is now heading towards the Moon.
“A successful perigee-firing performed at ISTRAC (ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network). ISRO has injected the spacecraft into the translunar orbit,” it said.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
Chandrayaan-3 completes its orbits around the Earth and heads towards the Moon.A successful perigee-firing performed at ISTRAC, ISRO has injected the spacecraft into the translunar orbit.
Next stop: the Moon 🌖
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The key manoeuvre was carried out early on Tuesday to slingshot the spacecraft towards the moon.