The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the Moon since its launch on July 14, will now be entering lunar's orbit today (5 August), according to ISRO.
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The Lunar Orbit Injection (LOI) is set for around 7 pm today. The space agency earlier said that the health of the spacecraft is normal and a soft landing on the lunar surface would be attempted on August 23.
05 Aug 2023
Chandrayaan-3 LIVE updates: ISRO shares objective of Moon mission
• It will carry out the measurements of the thermal properties of the lunar surface near the polar region.
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• Will study the elemental composition of the Moon's soil.
• Chandrayaan-3 will also measure seismicity around the landing site and delineate the structure of the lunar crust and mantle.
• The Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan will measure the near-surface plasma (ions and electrons) density of the Moon.
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