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| Chandrayaan-I a step closer to moon: ISRO | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, Oct 26: Five days after Chandrayaan-I shot off successfully into space from Sriharikota, the spacecraft is now a step closer to the moon.
According to the command control at ISRO, Chandrayaan's liquid engine was fired for 550 seconds on Sunday morning at approximately 7am. ( Watch )
The firing was meant to put the satellite closer to its destination -- that is the moon's elliptical orbit. The spacecraft which is reportedly in good health has covered 1,64,600km since it was launched.
In a historic feat, Chandrayaan-I was launched on October 22, 2008 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
Shiv Kumar, Director of ISTRAC said, "Chandrayaan's liquid engine was fired for 550 seconds this morning at 7.08am. Everything went on really well. The firing was meant for putting the satellite into an elliptical orbit which will take it closer to the moon. Chandrayaan has covered 1,64,600km since it was launched.” |
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