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Chandrayaan-2 successfully performs 2nd orbit raising task: ISRO

India’s second moon spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 put into earth orbit on July 22, on Friday successfully completed its second earth bound orbit raising maneuver, ISRO said.

It was “performed successfully today (July 26, 2019) at 0108 hrs (IST) as planned, using the onboard propulsion system for a firing duration of 883 seconds. The orbit achieved is 251 x 54829 km.

All spacecraft parameters are normal,” the Indian Space Research Organization tweeted.

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