The Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan-3 is just 25 kilometres away from the moon

Bengaluru (Karnataka) – The Vikram Lander of India’s Chandrayaan-3 has once again succeeded in reducing its speed. Now it is orbiting just 25 km away from the moon. It will land on the moon on 23rd August at 5.47 p.m. 2 days ago the Vikram Lander reduced its speed to some extent.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
The Lander Module (LM) health is normal.

LM successfully underwent a deboosting operation that reduced its orbit to 113 km x 157 km.

The second deboosting operation is scheduled for August 20, 2023, around 0200 Hrs. IST #Chandrayaan_3#Ch3 pic.twitter.com/0PVxV8Gw5z

— ISRO (@isro) August 18, 2023

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) tweeted that the Vikram Lander will now undergo an internal inspection.