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ISRO Chandrayaan-2 and NASA's LRO
November 24 , 2021
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- ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 and NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) orbit the Moon in a polar orbit.
- Both Orbiters came close to each other.
- Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter has been orbiting the Moon for the last two years.
- Both, ISRO and NASA agreed to a collision avoidance manoeuvre (CAM) to avoid the collision of both their Orbiters.
- Collision avoidance manoeuvres (CAM) are a common thing for satellites in Earth orbit to avoid them from colliding because of space objects including other satellites and space debris.
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