India's third lunar exploration mission lifted off on Friday (July 14) and is set to arrive at the moon in late August.
ISRO divides Chandrayaan-3's roughly 40-day journey to the moon into three distinct segments: the Earth-centric phase, the lunar transfer phase and the moon-centric phase.
Phase 1 is now partially over, with the prelaunch and launch and ascent periods completed by liftoff and the separation of Chandrayaan-3 from its rocket. The mission is now in the Earth-bound maneuver stage, which is part of Phase 1.. Each time it swings past Earth, the spacecraft will increase its distance from our planet. The final sweep will help place Chandrayaan-3 on a lunar transfer trajectory, sending it moonward during the lunar transfer phase .
Chandrayaan-3 will next insert itself into lunar orbit, a move that will kick off the moon-centric phase . The mission will then orbit the moon four times, getting gradually closer to the lunar surface with each subsequent loop.When spacecraft return to Earth from space, they have our planet's atmosphere dragging on them and slowing their descent.
The lander will touch down in the south polar region of the moon, at a speed of under 5 mph . The propulsion module of Chandrayaan-3 will stay in orbit around the moon, remaining in communication with the rover and the lander.
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