Chandrayaan-2 enters 5th orbit: ISRO

Nellore: Isro scientists raised the earth-bound orbit of Chandrayaan-2 for the fifth time on schedule on Tuesday. Scientists fired the motors on board the spaceship for 1,041 seconds at 3.04 pm.

The next manoeuvre will be the Trans Lunar Insertion, which is scheduled on August 14, between 3 am and 4 am. That will put Chandrayaan-2 on way to the moon. Following the manoeuvre, the orbit of Chandrayaan-2 is now 276 km above the earth at its closest approach. All parameters are normal, according to Isro.