CHANDRAYAAN 2: RE- ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION
CHANDRAYAAN 2: RE-
ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION
LINK WITH LANDER PROVING
MORE DIFFICULT WITH TIME, SAYS
ISRO
Vikram lander's hard-landing has made it difficult
to re-link communication, as it may not have
landed on its four legs.
CHANDRAYAAN 2: RE-
ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION
LINK WITH LANDER PROVING
MORE DIFFICULT WITH TIME, SAYS
ISRO
Vikram lander's hard-landing has made it difficult
to re-link communication, as it may not have landed on its four legs.
ISRO is continuing its efforts to restore a link
with Chandrayaan 2's lander 'Vikram', but
experts say time is running out and the
possibility of re-establishing communication
looks "less and less probable"
Chairman of Indian Space Research
Organisation K Sivan said on Saturday that
the space agency will try to establish a link
with the lander for 14 days. After lander
Vikram was located on the lunar surface by
Chandrayaan 2's onboard cameras on Sunday,
he reiterated that those efforts would
continue.
A senior official associated with the mission
said, "Progressively.. as time goes by... it's
difficult(to establish link)"
However, with "right orientation" it can still
generate power and recharge batteries with
solar panels, he added. "But it looks less and
less probable, progressively" the official said
on condition of anonymity.
experts say time is running out and the
possibility of re-establishing communication
looks "less and less probable"
Chairman of Indian Space Research
Organisation K Sivan said on Saturday that
the space agency will try to establish a link
with the lander for 14 days. After lander
Vikram was located on the lunar surface by
Chandrayaan 2's onboard cameras on Sunday,
he reiterated that those efforts would
continue.
A senior official associated with the mission
said, "Progressively.. as time goes by... it's
difficult(to establish link)"
However, with "right orientation" it can still
generate power and recharge batteries with
solar panels, he added. "But it looks less and
less probable, progressively" the official said
on condition of anonymity.
The planned and actual descent trajectory of
the Vikram lander is identical til the last 2.1
km stretch of its descent. Image; DD
National/ISRO
the Vikram lander is identical til the last 2.1
km stretch of its descent. Image; DD
National/ISRO
Another top ISRO official said "hard-landing"
of Vikram on the Lunar surface has made the
task of linking again with it that much difficult
as it may not have the "right orientation" and
may not have landed on its four legs. "Impact
shock may have caused damage to the
lander," he said.
The lander was designed to execute a soft
landing on the lunar surface and to function
for one lunar day, which is equivalent to about
14 earth days.
Contact from the lander to the ground
stations was lost during its powered descent
to the Lunar surface minutes before the
planned touch-down in the early hours of
Saturday.
ISRO officials exchanging notes after the
Vikram lander fell silent. Image: ISRO
The 1,471-kg lander of Chandrayaan 2-first
Indian mission to explore the lunar terrain with
home-grown technology - is named Vikram
after Dr Vikram A Sarabhai, the father of the
Indian space program.
Chandrayaan 2's 27-kg rover is a six-wheeled
robotic vehicle named Pragyan, which
translates to 'wisdom in Sanskrit, and is
housed inside the lander.
The lander carried three scientific payloads to
conduct surface and subsurface science
experiments, while the rover carried two
payloads to enhance our understanding of the
lunar surface, according to ISRO.
of Vikram on the Lunar surface has made the
task of linking again with it that much difficult
as it may not have the "right orientation" and
may not have landed on its four legs. "Impact
shock may have caused damage to the
lander," he said.
The lander was designed to execute a soft
landing on the lunar surface and to function
for one lunar day, which is equivalent to about
14 earth days.
Contact from the lander to the ground
stations was lost during its powered descent
to the Lunar surface minutes before the
planned touch-down in the early hours of
Saturday.
ISRO officials exchanging notes after the
Vikram lander fell silent. Image: ISRO
The 1,471-kg lander of Chandrayaan 2-first
Indian mission to explore the lunar terrain with
home-grown technology - is named Vikram
after Dr Vikram A Sarabhai, the father of the
Indian space program.
Chandrayaan 2's 27-kg rover is a six-wheeled
robotic vehicle named Pragyan, which
translates to 'wisdom in Sanskrit, and is
housed inside the lander.
The lander carried three scientific payloads to
conduct surface and subsurface science
experiments, while the rover carried two
payloads to enhance our understanding of the
lunar surface, according to ISRO.
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