Indian Space Research Organization chairman K Sivan Tuesday said Chandrayaan 2 has been successfully placed on the moon’s orbit. The Isro chief said it was a “major milestone” and the precise lunar orbit insertion maneuver was carried out at 9 am for about 30 minutes.

On the 30th day on its journey, scientists fired the on-board liquid engine of Chandrayaan 2 in a move called the Lunar Orbit Insertion to change its path and allowed it to enter the Moon’s orbit. The lander Vikram is expected to soft land on the moon on September 7, 2019.

Chandrayaan 2 lifted off on July 22, onboard Isro’s most powerful launcher, the 640-tonne rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III), from the country’s only launch site Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The lift-off was aborted an hour before its launch due to a technical glitch in its first attempt, however, a week later it was successfully launched again.

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12:07 pm IST K Sivan: Once the lander separates, we will monitor orbiter and lander both Once the lander separates on September 2 we will be monitoring both the orbiter and lander, says ISRO chief.





11:37 am IST On September 4 we will do the real manouevre of the lander for about 6 seconds: K Sivan On September 4 we will do the real manouevre of the lander for about 6 seconds. For three days we will check the systems and on September 7 at 1.40 the lander will begin propulsion and at 1.55 am it will land. Two hours after this the ramp will touch the ground and 3.10 hours later the solar panel will be deployed and then the rover will start from the lander and then at 4 hours the rover will touch the surface, says K Sivan.





11:34 am IST On September 2 the lander will be separated from the orbiter: K Sivan We are going to have four more manouevres and through this the orbit will be reduced. On September 2 the lander will be separated from the orbiter. What happens is that on September 3 we will have a small manouevre for 3 seconds to ensure that the systems in the lander are normal, says K Sivan.





11:30 am IST On 14 August at 2:21 am, a very important manoeuvre happened: K Sivan After the launch of the mission on July 22, 5 earth bound orbits happened. On 14 August at 2:21 am, a very important manoeuvre happened. On 19th August around 2 pm the moon also got near the mission and then it entered the orbit, says K Sivan.





11:29 am IST Chandrayaan 2 is going around moon with an inclination of 88 degrees: K Sivan Now the Chandrayaan 2 is going around moon with an inclination of 88 degrees. In due course this orbit will be brought down and at that time the inclination will achieve 90 degrees, says K Sivan.





11:28 am IST Today the Chandrayaan 2 mission crossed a major milestone: K Sivan Today the Chandrayaan 2 mission crossed a major milestone. The precise lunar orbiter conducted for 30 minutes at 9 am. In order to achieve the required landing at the South pole the chandrayaan 2 had to a unique orbit. It required a 90 degree tilt, says K Sivan





10:25 am IST Lander Vikram will soft land on Moon on September 7, 2019 Today (August 20, 2019) after the Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI), Chandrayaan2 is now in Lunar orbit. Lander Vikram will soft land on Moon on September 7, 2019. #ISRO

Today (August 20, 2019) after the Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI), #Chandrayaan2 is now in Lunar orbit. Lander Vikram will soft land on Moon on September 7, 2019 pic.twitter.com/6mS84pP6RD — ISRO (@isro) August 20, 2019





09:54 am IST Chandrayaan-2 successfully placed in the moon orbit The Indian space agency on Tuesday completed successfully the crucial orbit manoeuvre and put the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft into the lunar orbit. #ISRO

Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) of #Chandrayaan2 maneuver was completed successfully today (August 20, 2019). The duration of maneuver was 1738 seconds beginning from 0902 hrs IST



For more details visit https://t.co/FokCl5pDXg — ISRO (@isro) August 20, 2019





08:37 am IST Reasons why countries invest to reach Moon’s South Pole ISRO highlights reasons why are the countries across the world investing their resources to reach the Moon’s South Pole? Why are countries across the world investing their resources to reach the Moon's South Pole? Read on to find out. #Chandrayaan2 #ISRO #MoonMission pic.twitter.com/NHdcjsDKCL — ISRO (@isro) August 19, 2019





08:35 am IST Chairman, ISRO, will brief media today at 11:00 am Dr. K. Sivan, Chairman, ISRO will brief media today (August 20, 2019) at 1100 hrs IST on the occasion of Lunar Orbit Insertion of Chandrayaan 2, reports ISRO’s twitter handle.





08:33 am IST All systems on board Chandrayaan2 spacecraft are performing normal The health of the spacecraft is being continuously monitored from the Mission Operations Complex (MOX) at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru with support from Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) antennas at Byalalu, near Bengaluru. All systems on board Chandrayaan2 spacecraft are performing normal, ISRO said on August 14. According to ISRO, Chandrayaan2 will shed light on a completely unexplored region of the Moon, its South Pole. “This mission will help us gain a better understanding of the origin and evolution of the Moon by conducting detailed topographical studies, comprehensive mineralogical analyses, and a host of other experiments on the lunar surface,” the space agency has said.





08:32 am IST Chandrayaan 2 lifted off on July 22 Chandrayaan 2 lifted off on July 22, onboard Isro’s most powerful launcher, the 640-tonne rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III), from the country’s only launch site Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The mission carries 13 Indian scientific instruments for experiments. Imaging of rock will be done to find elements like magnesium, calcium and iron and also for signs of water. Mission will also study the exosphere of the moon. Read full story here.





08:30 am IST Two orbit manoeuvres will be performed on the lander Two orbit manoeuvres will be performed on the lander before the initiation of powered descent to make a soft landing on the lunar surface on September 7, ISRO said. Chandrayaan2 had entered the Lunar Transfer Trajectory on August 14 after final orbit raising manoeuvre of the spacecraft was successfully carried out.



