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Clear skies in Western Australia as we begin our first of two sessions tracking #Chandrayaan3 with this antenna today.
This session will last for around three hours. Our second session later today will cover the landing attempt.
๐Ÿ“กใ€ฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐ŸŒ–
#Chandrayaan_3 #Moon #ESA #ISRO
ESA's New Norcia antenna stands tall at its Western Australia ground station, pointing into the distance at clear blue skies.
Info screen from ESA tool showing which ground station is communicating with which spacecraft: here the New Norcia antenna is communicating with the Indian Chandrayaan-3 mission's Lander Module for a period of three hours on 23 August 2023.
Session 1 complete.
See you again soon #Chandrayaan3
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Session 2 has begun.
We will track now the #Chandrayaan3 Lander Module until after its scheduled landing on the surface of the Moon.
Info screen from ESA tool showing which ground station is communicating with which spacecraft: here the New Norcia antenna has recently begun communicating with the Indian Chandrayaan-3 mission's Lander Module shortly before it begins its descent to the lunar surface on 23 August 2023.
ESA's New Norcia antenna stands tall at its Western Australia ground station, pointing up to left in front of the darkness of the night.

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