They burned the stage to depletion rather than the usual launch sequence, where the closed loop guidance system shuts the engine off when the intended orbital parameters have been achieved.
1 44441U 19042A 19203.40693672 -.00010969 68193-4 00000+0 0 99912 44441 21.3772 17.7365 7761146 178.4611 7.5305 1.75640648 01
1 44442U 19042B 19203.40872376 -.00001563 17283-5 00000+0 0 99972 44442 21.4253 18.0300 7739947 178.5988 8.7184 1.77127690 09
Thanks for all these great screenshots, Steve - you always capture the right moments
Its FIRST mission to go to Moon South Pole right ? Then why wikipedia says Chinese landed there first ?
Quote from: Yeknom-Ecaps on 07/22/2019 02:23 amDoes NASA's Deep Space Network participate in this mission in a supporting role?I know they participate in JAXA Hayabusa2 mission even though JAXA has deep space stations. The DSN also supports ESA even though it also has deep space stations. Have never seen info one way or the other for Indian missions.ThanksYes they do. See https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=20324.msg1965660#msg1965660
Does NASA's Deep Space Network participate in this mission in a supporting role?I know they participate in JAXA Hayabusa2 mission even though JAXA has deep space stations. The DSN also supports ESA even though it also has deep space stations. Have never seen info one way or the other for Indian missions.Thanks
I have not followed this at all but I wish them luck and congratulate them on the launch.Are they aiming for a crater or feature where ice has been spotted? I hope they find ice, lots of it.