Chandrayaan-3 to undergo deboosting today | The process explained
"Deboosting" is part of Chandrayaan-3's final preparations before it lands on the Moon's surface on August 23. Read more about it here:
By CNBCTV18.com Aug 18, 2023 2:18:36 PM IST (Updated)
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Thursday that the lander module of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft "will descend to a slightly lower orbit upon a deboosting planned" around 4 pm on Friday. But what is "deboosting"? It is simply a process of slowing down.
"Deboosting" is part of Chandrayaan-3's final preparations before it lands on the Moon's surface on August 23. The maneuver involves reducing the spacecraft's thrust in order to achieve a stable orbit, India Today reported.