India's third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, will undergo a slingshot manoeuvre for trans-lunar injection on August 1, with spacecraft thrusters fired at the closest point to Earth (perigee) lasting up to 31 minutes to achieve high velocity towards the Moon. Once in the lunar orbit, Chandrayaan-3 will undergo other critical manoeuvres, including lowering the spacecraft's altitude to position it into a 100 km circular orbit before separating the propulsion and landing modules. The landing attempt is planned for August 23.
