Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has arrived at the ISRO Headquarters at Bengaluru to witness the final descent of Chandrayaan 2 on to the Lunar South Pole on the 7^th September 2019.

Shri Narendra Modi tweeted Narendra Modi@narendramodi·The moment 130 crore Indians were enthusiastically waiting for is here!  In a few hours from now, the final descent of Chandrayaan - 2 will take place on the Lunar South Pole.  India, and the rest of the world will yet again see the exemplary prowess of our space scientists.

I am extremely excited to be at the ISRO Centre in Bengaluru to witness the extraordinary moment in the history of India’s space programme. Youngsters from different states will also be present to watch those special moments! There would also be youngsters from Bhutan.

One step away from history, a moment that was always meant to be.

A nation waits with bated breath as isro prepares for the satellite landing of #Chandrayaan2.

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He will also be interacting with the winners of the Space Quiz conducted for students of Class 8th to 10th across India. during the event.

As a Prime Minister who has a deep appreciation of Science and its achievements, Shri Modi’s visit to ISRO would be a boost to the morale of the Indian Space Scientists and an inspiration to the young to develop an innovative mind and inquiring spirit.

Showing his personal interest in the Chandrayaan 2 Mission, Mr Modi termed it as “Indian at heart, Indian in spirit! What would make every Indian overjoyed is the fact that  is a fully indigenous mission.”

ISRO in a statement said “the lander Vikram is scheduled to powered descent between 0100 to 0200 hrs IST on September 07, 2019, which is then followed by touch down of Lander between 0130 to 0230 hrs IST.

The second de-orbiting maneuver for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully today (September 04, 2019) beginning at 0342 hrs IST as planned, using the onboard propulsion system. The duration of the maneuver was 9 seconds.

The orbit of Vikram Lander is 35 km x 101 km. Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter continues to orbit the Moon in an orbit of 96 km x 125 km and both the Orbiter and Lander are healthy.

With this maneuver the required orbit for the Vikram Lander to commence it descent towards the surface of the Moon is achieved.

The Lander is scheduled to powered descent between 0100 - 0200 hrs IST on September 07, 2019, which is then followed by touch down of Lander between 0130 - 0230 hrs IST.

Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) maneuver was completed successfully on August 20, 2019. The duration of maneuver was 1738 seconds beginning from 0902 hrs IST. With this, Chandrayaan-2 was successfully inserted into a Lunar orbit. The orbit achieved is 114 km x 18072 km.

Indian Space Research Organization) is landing a probe and rover near the south pole of the MOON on 7th September,2019.

This will make India only the 4th country to land softly on the moon. The success of the #Chandrayaan2 mission will make India the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to pull off a soft landing on the moon. Emergency Manager magazine sees it a revolutionary step towards Indias journey in space.

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