The Chandrayaan-3 lander will start its final fall to settle on the moon on August 23.
The Lander Module of the Chandrayaan-3 project successfully separated from the main spacecraft Thursday afternoon, bringing the mission to a close.
“Thanks for the ride, mate!” ISRO described the dialogue between the Lander Module and the Propulsion Module in a message on microblogging site X.
“LM is scheduled to decelerate to a slightly lower orbit following a deboosting scheduled for tomorrow around 1600 Hrs IST,” ISRO said.
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is divided into two separate parts. The Lander Module, which also contains the rover, is intended to fly to the Moon and is scheduled to arrive on the lunar surface on August 23.
The Propulsion Module, which was responsible for transporting the Lander to Moon orbit, will continue to orbit the Moon for months, if not years, in an outer orbit.
The Lander Module would complete the final journey to the Moon on its own. It is currently in an orbit around 150 km above the lunar surface.
Over the next few days, the Lander Module will perform two orbit-reduction operations, first achieving a circular 100 km x 100 km orbit and then decending even further into a 100 km x 30 km orbit.
The Lander will start its final descent from this point in order to touch down on the Moon the following Wednesday. Prior to that, all of the equipment on board the Lander will be turned on and tested to ensure proper operation.
India would join a select group of countries—the US, the former Soviet Union, and China—that have already accomplished the feat if this mission is successful.
The Propulsion Module will continue to orbit the Moon for an undetermined amount of time in the interim.
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