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Chandrayaan-2 successfully performs fifth earth bound maneuver
Updated On: 06 August, 2019 06:26 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
Chandrayaan-2 will be the first Indian expedition which will attempt a soft landing on the moon, which is expected to happen on September 6 this year
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Chandrayaan-2 successfully performed fifth earthbound orbit-raising maneuver. Pic/ISRO's Twitter
According to the Indian Space Research Organisation, Chandrayaan-2 successfully performed five earthbound orbit-raising maneauver on Tuesday. "Fifth earthbound orbit-raising maneuver for #Chandrayaan2 spacecraft has been performed today (August 6, 2019) at 1504 hrs (IST) as planned," tweeted ISRO.
The space agency added, "Using the onboard propulsion system for a firing duration of 1041 seconds. The orbit achieved is 276 x 142975 km. All spacecraft parameters are normal."
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