Chennai, Aug 1 (FN Agency) India’s third Lunar exploratory mission Chandrayaan-3 enters the moon’s sphere of influence after it was injected into the Translunar Orbit (TLO) on Tuesday and the spacecraft’s health was normal. In a mission update, ISRO tweeted “The spacecraft’s health is normal.” “Today’s perigee burn has successfully raised Chandrayaan-3 orbit to 288 km x 369328 km”, it said.
“In this orbit, the spacecraft enters the moon’s sphere of influence”, ISRO said. A crucial maneuvre at perilune would achieve the Lunar Orbit Injection (LOI), it added. Earlier, ISRO said 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. As it arrives at the moon, the Lunar-Orbit Insertion (LOI) is planned for August 5, 2023”, it said.