In a significant milestone for India's Moon mission, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft entered Moon's orbit early on Tuesday, almost 30 days after it was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. In the next few days, Chandrayaan-2 will do a series of manoeuvers to take the spacecraft to lower orbits and eventually make it settle in an orbit of 100 km X100 km orbit, where it will spend the rest of its life.
The first of these manoeuvres is planned for Wednesday afternoon. The other manoeuvres will take place on August 28th, August 30th and September 1st.
On September 7th, Chandrayaan-2 will attempt to soft land its Vikram module on the lunar surface.
If successful, the mission will make India only the
fourth country after Russia, the US and China to pull off a soft landing on the moon.
But what makes India's lunar expedition special is that it will go where no country has ever gone before - the Moon's south polar region.
It also stands out because of its low cost, with just about Rs. 978 crore spent - a much smaller price compared to similar missions by other countries.
Today in IN DEPTH, we talk about this landmark mission by ISRO that will help us gain a better understanding of the origin and evolution of the Moon how it gives India a strategic advantage and how Chandrayaan-2 is another accomplishment in a series of long accolades for ISRO.
Anchor: Teena Jha
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