New Delhi, August 4: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday shared the first collection or set of images taken by Chandrayaan- II of planet earth. The pictures of Earth have been taken by the LI4 camera installed in Chandrayaan-2. Chandrayaan 2 Explained! When Will ISRO's GSLV-Mk III Reach Moon And What Will Happen After That?

In a series of tweets, ISRO wrote, "First set of beautiful images of the Earth captured by #Chandrayaan2 #VikramLander. Earth as viewed by #Chandrayaan2 LI4 Camera on August 3, 2019 17:28 UT." Along with the tweet, the space agency shared images of Earth from space. Chandrayaan 2: Winners of Quiz to Watch Moon Landing Live With PM Narendra Modi, Know How to Participate.

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Earth's Pic From Chandrayaan-2

The Indian space agency said the orbit of the Chandrayaan-2 was raised to 277x89,472 km by firing the onboard motors for 646 seconds. All spacecraft parameters are normal, it said.

Earth's Pic From Chandrayaan-2

The fifth orbit raising manoeuvre is scheduled between 2.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. on August 6. On July 22, the Chandrayaan-2 was injected into an elliptical orbit of 170x45,475 km by India's heavy lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV Mk III) in a text book style.

Earth's Pic From Chandrayaan-2

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The spacecraft comprises three segments -- the Orbiter (weighing 2,379 kg, eight payloads), the lander 'Vikram' (1,471 kg, four payloads) and rover 'Pragyan' (27 kg, two payloads). It has completed four successful orbit raising maneuvers so far. The last Earth bound maneuver is planned on August 6, 2019.

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