On Sunday at about 11 p.m. Indian time, Chandrayaan-3’s orbit was shortened and it was moved closer to the moon. Also Read:Chandrayaan 3 Latest UpdatesChandrayaan-3 is moving at a speed of 1900 kilometres per second in an elliptical orbit of the moon that is 170 km by 4313 km in size. These images, which were taken on August 5 by the Chandrayaan spacecraft and released on Sunday evening, were tweeted by ISRO. According to ISRO, Chandrayaan 3 is currently getting closer to the moon. The moon is now in an orbit that will take it between 170 and 4313 km to reach its furthest point from the surface of this Earth satellite.

Source: Dainik Jagran August 07, 2023 06:02 UTC