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Chandrayaan-3's second orbit-raising manoeuvre successfully performed, says ISRO

ISRO stated that the spacecraft is now in 41603 km x 226 km orbit.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully performed the second orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound apogee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft. "The spacecraft is now in 41603 km X 226 km orbit", the national space agency headquartered here said on Monday. The next firing is planned for Tuesday between 2 pm and 3 pm. it said. The Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon was launched on July 14.