Chandrayaan-3 Second deboosting: Chandrayaan-3 is just 25 KM away from the moon, now waiting for a successful landing on the 23rd

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Internationaldesk:

Vikram Lander is now just 25 km from the moon.  Meanwhile, Russia's Luna-25 moon mission has been derailed due to technical glitches.  The Russian space agency is trying to establish contact with him.  Well... if Russia's mission goes wrong, it won't be able to land on the moon before Chandrayaan-3  This will be a matter of pride for India.
 The Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 left the propulsion module on August 17.The other way was taken.  This is the way he got closer to the moon.  Before noon on August 18, the Vikram lander and propulsion module were in orbit of 153 km x 163 km.  But at about 4 p.m., they both changed course.
 The Vikram lander then entered an orbit of 113 km x 157 km.  It was then only 113 kilometers from the moon's surface.  In other words, the record was in the 113 km perilun and the 157 km apolloon.  Perilune means less distance from the surface of the moon.  Apollon i.e. greater distance from the surface of the moon.  Chandrayaan-3 did not orbit in any of the stated circular orbits.  Neither the propulsion module nor the Vikram lander.  All were in almost circular orbit.
 At this time, the Vikram lander is rotating in the opposite direction.  i.e. retrofiring.  The Vikram lander is now reducing its altitude as well as slowing down.  The preparations were already that after deboosting on the night of August 20, the Vikram lander would reach a distance of just 24 to 30 km from the moon.
 

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