BREAKING Following its successful launch, the spacecraft embarks on a month-long trip to reach lunar orbit.
Just over 16 minutes into its trip, the rocket deployed the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft at an altitude of roughly 111.2 miles .
From this point, it will require several days for the propulsion module and lander to enter lunar orbit. The optimal landing height is 62.1 miles above the lunar surface. Sreedhara Panicker Somanath, chairman of the ISRO, mentioned in a press briefing that they have thoroughly reviewed the data from the last crash and conducted stimulation exercises to rectify the glitches.
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