 "GSLV-MkIII-M1 rocket carrying Chandrayaan-2 lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, at Sriharikota in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh | Photo: ISRO")
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully conducted the second Earth-bound orbit raising maneuver for the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft.
Isro officials said that second maneuver has been performed successfully on Friday at 0108 hours (IST) as planned, using the onboard propulsion system for a firing duration of 883 seconds. The orbit achieved was 251 x 54829 km. All spacecraft parameters were normal.
The third orbit raising maneuver is scheduled on July 29, 2019, between 1430–1530 hours (IST).
India's second mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-2, is expected to reach the Moon on August 20, 2019.
The first earth-bound orbit raising maneuver for Chandrayaan-2
