Vikram Lander

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ISRO Awaits Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover to Wake Up from Lunar Sleep

The lander and the rover are awaiting the wake-up call to get reactivated

21 Sep 2023 10:10 PM

The hop test will help scientists in future Moon missions where samples could be brought back to Earth and more importantly help the human missions being planned, ISRO added. (Image: Twitter@isro)

After successful hop test on Moon, Vikram Lander in sleep mode, to awake on Sept 22

Before going into sleep mode, in-situ experiments by ChaSTE, RAMBHA-LP and ILSA payloads on lander were performed at the new location

05 Sep 2023 12:47 AM

Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) payload was attached to measure the thermal conductivity and temperature on the moon.

Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander relays data on Moon's temperature

ISRO on Sunday put out the first observations recorded by the ‘ChaSTE’ payload onboard Vikram Lander

28 Aug 2023 1:02 AM

In September this year, when the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost contact with the Vikram lander around 2.1 kilometres over the lunar surface, it was perceived as a setback to India’s maiden attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon.

Finding Vikram

A Chennai-based space enthusiast has achieved an exceptional feat by discovering the debris of ISRO’s lost Lander.

06 Dec 2019 2:22 AM

Cennai-based techie Shanmuga Subramanian. (Photo: PTI)

TN techie helped Nasa find Vikram on moon

Chennai techie Shanmuga Subramanian helped Nasa to identify the crash site of the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-2.

04 Dec 2019 1:31 AM

The Vikram lander module attempted a soft landing on a small patch of lunar highland smooth plains between Simpelius N and Manzinus C craters before losing communication with ISRO on September 7. (Photo: File)

Chandrayaan-2's Vikram had 'hard landing, not able to locate lander': NASA

'Vikram had a hard landing and the precise location of the spacecraft in the lunar highlands has yet to be determined,' NASA said.

27 Sep 2019 8:25 AM

The ISRO chairman was in the city to attend a conference organised by the Indian Society of Systems For Science and Engineering (ISSE). (Photo: ANI)

Chandrayaan-2 orbiter performing well, no communication with Vikram lander: Sivan

Gaganyaan mission is India's first manned mission to space.

26 Sep 2019 3:32 PM

'Regarding the lander, we have not been able to establish communication. Our next priority is Gaganyaan mission,' ISRO chief K Sivan. (Photo: ANI)

Despite setback with Chandrayaan-2, ISRO optimistic about man mission

Gaganyaan, the country's first human mission to space, was announced by PM Narendra Modi last year during his Independence Day speech.

21 Sep 2019 2:14 PM

ISRO has said once the Lunar night falls, there would be no sunlight for the lander to generate power for its working and also it was not designed to operate in the heavy cold temperature of Moon during the phase. (Photo: File)

As lunar night falls, hopes of waking up Chandrayaan-2's lander fades

Lander Vikram, with rover Pragyan housed inside it, lost communication with the ground station on September 7.

21 Sep 2019 8:36 AM

Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander lost contact with the ground station on September 7 and since then the space agency is attempting to establish contact. (Photo: File)

Chandrayaan-2: Countdown begins... last hope for ISRO

On Thursday, NASA confirmed that its moon orbiter captured images of lunar region where Vikram made an unsuccessful attempt to soft-land.

20 Sep 2019 11:50 AM

'Thank you for standing by us. We will continue to keep going forward propelled by the hopes and dreams of Indians across the world!' ISRO said in a tweet. (Photo:Twitter | Representational)

ISRO's message after it lost contact with Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander

Lander Vikram lost communication with ground stations early on September 7 during its final descent.

18 Sep 2019 9:10 AM

‘That's incredible to see,’ said Pitt, who held the 20-minute video call via split-screen from NASA's Washington headquarters. (Photo: video screengrab)

Watch: Actor Brad Pitt calls up astronaut at ISS, asks ‘Did you spot Indian moon lander’?

Brad Pitt talked to astronaut Nick Hague at the International Space Station.

17 Sep 2019 3:04 PM

National Aeronautics and Administration's (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is sending radio signals to Vikram. (Photo: File | Representational)

NASA joins hands with ISRO in reaching out to Vikram lander

The attempts will be made till September 20-21 when the sunlight will be there in the area where the Vikram has landed.

13 Sep 2019 11:35 AM

The screens show a green dot which represents the lander. The data suggests that it started to deviate from the time its altitude was just above 2 km and continued to deviate before stopping at a point that is clearly below 1 km and near or below 500 m. (Photo: Twitter)

ISRO screens show communication with Vikram lander was lost at 335 m, not 2.1 km

ISRO in its official statement had said:

11 Sep 2019 11:42 AM

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday said all possible efforts are being made to establish communication with Lander Vikram. (Photo: File)

ISRO says, 'efforts being made to establish communication with Lander Vikram'

After revolving around the Earth's orbit for nearly 23 days, the craft began its journey to the moon on August 14.

10 Sep 2019 11:21 AM

Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Sivan said on Saturday that the space agency will try to establish link with the lander for 14 days. (Photo: Twitter | Representational)

'Hopes fading on re-establishing link with Vikram lander,' say ISRO scientists

However, with 'right orientation' it can still generate power and recharge batteries with solar panels, he added.

08 Sep 2019 5:08 PM

ISRO chairman K Sivan announced that communication with the lander was lost at 2.1 km from the lunar surface.. (Photo: Twitter)

Chandrayaan 2 located on moon, trying to communicate: ISRO chief

The communication with Vikram lander was lost in the wee hours of Saturday.

08 Sep 2019 2:12 PM

Bollywood celebs show hope over Chandrayaan-2 landing

Bollywood celebrities expressed hope over the landing and hailed ISRO for its efforts.

07 Sep 2019 10:36 AM

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