India's lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-3 has successfully left Earth's orbit and is now en route to the Moon.
ISRO confirmed that the spacecraft was injected into its translunar orbit on midnight of August 1, following a series of successful orbit-raising manoeuvres.
Following the trans-lunar injection (TLI), the spacecraft escaped from Earth's orbit and is now on a path that will take it to the vicinity of the Moon.
The next significant phase for Chandrayaan-3 is the Lunar-Orbit Insertion (LOI), planned for August 5. This move will initiate the moon-centric phase of the mission.
The spacecraft will orbit the moon four times, gradually getting closer to the lunar surface with each subsequent loop.
Upon successful landing, the six-wheeled rover will roll out and carry out experiments on the lunar surface for a period equivalent to 14 Earth days.