🌎The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is approaching the moon, with a lunar orbit injection slated for August 5 and a gentle landing scheduled on August 23. According to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has completed roughly two-thirds of its voyage to the moon, and a significant Lunar Orbit Injection (LOI) is scheduled for August 5 at 7:00 pm. ISRO successfully performed a perigee burn on Tuesday midnight, elevating the spacecraft's orbit to bring it within the moon's gravitational influence. It travelled in an orbit 288 kilometers close to Earth and 3,69,328 miles away.

👇🌍As Chandrayaan-3 approaches its lunar destination, the propulsion module will gradually reduce its altitude. The vehicle is scheduled to conduct 5-6 loops around the moon during the first week of August, gradually converting to a circular 100-kilometer orbit. A exact landing spot within the moon's south pole area will be determined within the next ten days. Following that, the lander will deorbit and seek a soft touchdown.


👍"During the Lunar orbit insertion, the craft will reach the vicinity of the moon and within the Lunar gravitational influence," he explained of the approaching Lunar Orbit insertion. Following that, it would use its onboard engines to slow down and be captured in Lunar orbit. The spacecraft would then begin to circle the moon in a highly eccentric orbit." Dr Annadurai got the nickname 'Moon Man of India' after making significant contributions to India's first lunar expedition, Chandrayaan-1, as its Project Director.

👌Chandrayaan-3 is planned to land softly near the Moon's south pole at roughly 70 degrees latitude. A successful Lunar soft landing would make India the fourth nation to achieve it, following Russia, the United States, and China. The 3.9-ton Lunar spacecraft was launched into Earth orbit on July 14th by India's biggest rocket LVM3, marking the rocket's seventh consecutive successful mission. The Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Lander (with the rover) weights 1750kg, whereas the rover only weighs 26kg. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is carrying six payloads, which are installed on the propulsion module, lander, and rover.