The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) reduced the orbital height of the lunar space craft, Chandrayaan-1. The spacecraft was successfully inserted into lunar orbit on November 8, 2008. Chandrayaan-1 reached the lunar orbit with an aposelene (farthest point from the moon) of 7,502 km and a periselene (nearest point from the moon) of 504 km. Now the ISRO has reduced the periselene from 507 km to 200 km.

 

The displacement of Chandrayaan was executed by giving commands to the engine of the spacecraft. The operation was successfully accomplished by the scientists and researchers working at ISRO. Report says that ISRO is going to execute three more displacements of the lunar spacecraft in the forth coming days. Chandrayaan will be placed at the final circular orbit of 100 km above the moon’s surface on November 15. After the completion of initial stages, the Moon Impact Probe will be ejected from the spacecraft.

 

The Moon Impact Probe will land on the lunar surface and star its operations. After that the ISRO will operate other scientific instruments one after another. Report says that the Terrain Mapping Camera has already been switched on and it has taken clear pictures of the earth and the moon. The landing of the Moon Impact Probe on lunar surface will also place the national flag of India on Moon.