Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Chandrayaan-1 will be raised to its fourth orbit

Chandrayaan-1 will be raised to its fourth orbit tomorrow morning between 5-7 am. It will reach its perigee (nearest point to the earth) tomorrow around this time.
Firing Chandrayaan-1 to its next highly elliptical orbit will happen when it reaches the perigee point.

The fourth orbit will have an apogee of about 2,67,000 km. The third orbit has an apogee of 1,65,000 km. In its fourth orbit, it take 6 days to come once around the earth.
ISRO has been pretty successful in flawlessly putting the moon and then raising its orbit. This has received praise from across the globe.
Chandrayaan-1’s flawless launch has boosted India’s image in the world. There is no doubt about it.
Besides the feat also shows that India is fast catching up with China that began its ambitious space programmes long before India thought to begin one.
Everyone is all praise for the feat that India has achieved within a short time and with minimal resources. From Barack Obama to Ban Ki Moon everyone has realized that India has finally arrived.
It is a big achievement for a country that just over a decade ago was known more for snake charmers, abject poverty, backwardness and corruption.
But things have changed and certainly for better when it comes to economic prosperity and scientific advancements.
Now consistent impressive performance in the economic filed in the last decade has seen India’s graph going up in the international arena.