The third orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound perigee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 mission was carried out efficiently at ISTRAC, Bengaluru on July 18. The subsequent manoeuvre is deliberate for July 20, 2023, between 2 and three pm IST.
ISRO stated that the moon mission is on schedule.
On July 17, ISRO efficiently carried out the second orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound apogee firing) to put the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft within the 41,603 km x 226 km orbit.