The Lander Module of Chandrayaan-3 had successfully separated from the Propulsion Module on Thursday, 35 days after the satellite was launched on July 14
The Lander Module comprising the lander (Vikram) and the rover (Pragyan) will on Friday be lowered to an orbit that takes it closer to the Moon's surface for the soft landing
Here are ten interesting facts you didn't know about ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission, which took off successfully on July 14
Isro said that the propulsion module will continue its journey in the current orbit for months/years. It will perform spectroscopic study of the Earth's atmosphere
Chandrayaan-3 location: On Wednesday, the Chandrayaan-3 mission hit another mark when its spacecraft successfully underwent a fifth and final lunar-bound orbit manoeuvre
Separation of the lander module from the propulsion module is planned for August 17
The Bengaluru-headquartered space agency said the spacecraft has now achieved a "near-circular orbit" around the Moon
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Chandrayaan-3 entered into lunar orbit on Aug 5. There will be three more de-orbiting manoeuvres, exercises to bring it closer to the Moon so that Vikram lands on the Moon's surface on Aug 23
He said images of the moon from the Chandrayaan-2 mission were used in Chandrayaan-3 for its better positioning and increasing the landing area measurements
The space agency said it will carry out the next such operation on August 9
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'I am feeling lunar gravity,' Chandrayaan-3's message to Isro after entering Moon's orbit
Former Isro scientist Tapan Mishra said the lunar mission was an illustration of the country breaking new grounds in space exploration
Over five moves in the three weeks since the launch on July 14, ISRO has been lifting the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into orbits farther and farther away from the Earth
The technology transfer documents were formally handed over by D Radhakrishnan, Chairman and Managing Director of NSIL to Col. H S Shankar (Retd.), Chairman and Managing Director of ADTL
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the Moon since its launch on July 14, ISRO said on Friday