Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully performed the first orbit raising manoeuvre of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on Saturday, the space agency said.
The health of the spacecraft was “normal”, ISRO said in a social media post.
“Chandrayaan-3 Mission update: The spacecraft’s health is normal.
The first orbit raising manoeuvre (Earthbound firing-1) was successfully performed at ISTRAC/ISRO, Bengaluru.
ISRO, on July 14, successfully launched the third edition of its lunar exploration programme from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
aimed at making a soft landing on the unexplored south pole of the Moon that would help India achieve a rare feat.