Chandrayaan-2 enters Moon orbit. Here is what will happen next

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Chandrayaan 2 lands on moon

Chandrayaan-2 has entered the lunar orbit and is around a fortnight away from landing a rover on the Moon

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Chandrayaan-2 is currently in an elliptical orbit around the Moon
  • Over the next few days, Chandrayaan-2 will gradually lower its orbit around the Moon
  • On September 7, the Chandrayaan-2 lander will attempt a soft landing on the Moon

Chandrayaan-2, India’s second mission to the Moon, entered the lunar orbit at 9:30 am Tuesday, bringing the country closer to accomplishing something that nobody has — landing a rover near the south pole of the Moon.

Over the next few days, Chandrayaan-2, which is carrying a six-wheeled rover, will perform a series of maneuvers to lower its orbit around the Moon. Currently, Chandrayaan-2 is revolving around the Moon in an elliptical orbit — the closest the probe comes to the Moon is 118 kilometers away from the lunar surface, while its farthest point is 18,078 kms.

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After performing four sets of orbit maneuvers, Chandrayaan-2 will be primed for its ultimate function — landing the six-wheeled rover, called ‘Pragyaan’, on the Moon. Pragyaan is traveling onboard a lander named Vikram (after the father of Indian space research program, Dr Vikram Sarabhai), which will land on the Moon on September 7.

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