ISRO successfully performs second orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft
Bengaluru (PTI): The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully performed the second orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound apogee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.
"The spacecraft is now in 41603 km X 226 km orbit", the national space agency headquartered here said on Monday.
The next firing is planned for Tuesday between 2 pm and 3 pm. it said.
The Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon was launched on July 14.
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Govt hikes excise duty on petrol, diesel by Rs 2/litre; no change in retail prices
New Delhi (PTI): The government on Monday hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre each, according to an official order.
The excise duty on petrol was increased to Rs 13 per litre and that on diesel to Rs 10, the order said.
While the order did not say what impact it will have on retail prices, industry sources said retail prices are unlikely to be changed. The increased excise duty is likely to be adjusted against the cut in petrol and diesel prices that was warranted because of a fall in international oil prices.
