<p>Chandrayaan-3 has moved closer to the Moon, with the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) further reducing the spacecraft’s altitude on Wednesday. </p>.<p>The Isro Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network here performed the orbit-lowering manoeuvre, the second after the spacecraft was inserted into the lunar orbit on August 5, to achieve a 174 km x 1437 km orbit.</p>.Chandrayaan-3 enters Lunar orbit: What's next for India's historic Moon mission?.<p>“Even closer to the Moon’s surface. Chandrayaan-3’s orbit is reduced to 174 km x 1437 km following a manoeuvre performed today,” Isro said. </p>.<p>The next orbit-lowering operation is scheduled for August 14, between 11.30 am and 12.30 pm. The operation, followed by another manoeuvre scheduled on August 16, will lower the spacecraft to a 100 km x 100 km orbit.</p>.<p>The space agency has scheduled the separation of the lander module from the propulsion module on August 17. </p>.<p>Chandrayaan-3, launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 14, is set for a landing on the Moon on August 23.</p>.<p>Isro Chairman S Somanath said on Tuesday that the spacecraft’s lander was designed to handle multiple failures. </p>.<p>Functional propulsion systems will enable the landing even if the sensors fail, he said during a virtual lecture hosted by NGO Disha Bharat.</p>
<p>Chandrayaan-3 has moved closer to the Moon, with the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) further reducing the spacecraft’s altitude on Wednesday. </p>.<p>The Isro Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network here performed the orbit-lowering manoeuvre, the second after the spacecraft was inserted into the lunar orbit on August 5, to achieve a 174 km x 1437 km orbit.</p>.Chandrayaan-3 enters Lunar orbit: What's next for India's historic Moon mission?.<p>“Even closer to the Moon’s surface. Chandrayaan-3’s orbit is reduced to 174 km x 1437 km following a manoeuvre performed today,” Isro said. </p>.<p>The next orbit-lowering operation is scheduled for August 14, between 11.30 am and 12.30 pm. The operation, followed by another manoeuvre scheduled on August 16, will lower the spacecraft to a 100 km x 100 km orbit.</p>.<p>The space agency has scheduled the separation of the lander module from the propulsion module on August 17. </p>.<p>Chandrayaan-3, launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 14, is set for a landing on the Moon on August 23.</p>.<p>Isro Chairman S Somanath said on Tuesday that the spacecraft’s lander was designed to handle multiple failures. </p>.<p>Functional propulsion systems will enable the landing even if the sensors fail, he said during a virtual lecture hosted by NGO Disha Bharat.</p>