NEW DELHI, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — The spacecraft carrying India\’s Moon Mission-3 successfully underwent the planned orbit reduction maneuver, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said late Sunday night.
The operation was accomplished at around 11:00 p.m. local time on Sunday.
The next operation to further reduce the orbit is scheduled for Aug. 9, tweeted the ISRO.
The spacecraft carrying the Moon Mission-3 is expected to land on the lunar surface on Aug. 23.