Find our entire collection of stories, in-depth analysis, live updates, videos & more on Chandrayaan 2 Moon Mission on our dedicated #Chandrayaan2TheMoon domain. On 7 September 2019, the day Vikram Lander was scheduled to soft-land on the lunar surface, ISRO lost contact with the lander module comprising the Lander Vikram and Rover Pragyan, which came […]
tech2 News StaffSep 07, 2019 03:46:58 IST After a nail-biting descent, the Chandrayaan 2 mission has stalled at a cliffhanger. ISRO appears to have lost contact with the Vikram lander, and is waiting to hear an analysis of data from the lander’s final moments from Chandrayaan 2 mission control. The descent of the spacecraft began normally at 1.38 am. Carried
The Chandrayaan-2 mission recently divided into two separate spacecraft ahead of India’s first soft moon landing attempt, which is expected to take place on Sept. 7. On Monday, the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter and the Chandrayaan-2 Vikram Lander split from each other around 3:45 a.m. EDT, Space.com reported. The orbiter will orbit the moon’s poles for roughly
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tech2 News StaffSep 01, 2019 19:31:42 IST Chandrayaan 2, India’s second moon mission, has completed its final orbit-lowering manoeuvre around the moon at 6.21 pm this evening. With this final adjustment to the spacecraft’s altitude, the Chandrayaan 2 composite was lowered from an elliptical orbit of 126 x 168 km (nearest x farthest distance) elliptical orbit to an almost-circular orbit of 119 x 127
