ISRO in its latest tweet mentioned, “The spacecraft has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the moon. Lunar Orbit Injection (LOI) set for Aug 5, 2023, around 19:00 Hrs. IST.”Chandrayaan-3, which is Indias third lunar mission, was launched on GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle successfully from the Andhra Pradeshs Satish Dhawan Space Centre on July 14 and has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the Moon.Chandrayaan-3 Mission: The spacecraft has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the moon. Lunar Orbit Injection (LOI) set for Aug 5, 2023, around 19:00 Hrs. IST. pic.twitter.com/MhIOE65w3V— ISRO (@isro) August 4, 2023After demonstrating its safe and soft landing on the moon India will make it to be the fourth country after US, China, and Russia, to land its spacecraft on the surface of the moon. According to the updates by ISRO, the spacecraft is currently undergoing a series of orbit manoeuvres to reach the moons orbit.The scientists of Chandrayaan-3 have claimed that it will take about 33 days from the launch date to reach the orbit of the moon. After making a soft landing on moon, it will operate for one lunar day, which is approximately 14 Earth days.Chandrayaan-3 has been launched with the objectives of safe and soft landing, rover roving on the moons surface, and in-situ (in the original place) scientific experiments. Chandrayaan-3 is the follow up attempt after Chandrayaan-2 mission faced challenges during its soft landing in 2019.
