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This mission plan was also worked out to prevent the propulsion module from crashing on the Moons surface or entering the Earths geosynchronous equatorial orbit (GEO) belt at 36,000 km and orbits below that.
The Chandrayaan-3 mission, launched on July 14, 2023, aimed to demonstrate a soft landing near the lunar south polar region and conduct experiments using the instruments on the Vikram Lander and Pragyaan Rover.
The Propulsion Module (PM) of Chandrayaan-3 has been moved from an orbit around the Moon to an orbit around Earth, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said, terming the operation a unique experiment.
ISRO continues to surprise India with Chandrayaan-3. Now the orbiting satellite of the Chandrayaan-3 mission called the propulsion module - which was orbiting the Moon - has been extracted from the Moon orbit and placed in an orbit around Earth.
Isro says the return of Chandrayaan-3's propulsion module is significant for future manned missions.