All possible efforts being made to establish communication with Lander Vikram: ISRO

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday said all possible efforts are being made to establish communication with Lander Vikram. The space agency in a tweet said, “#VikramLander has been located by the orbiter of #Chandrayaan2, but no communication with it yet. All possible efforts are being made to establish communication with lander.” This comes […]

Lander Vikram located on lunar surface, yet to establish communication: ISRO

Just a day after Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), lost communications with the moon lander ‘Vikram’ during the final moments of the soft landing on the moon surface, ISRO chairman K Sivan, on Sunday said that the lander has been traced on the lunar surface and the orbiter has clicked a thermal image of the […]

Landing of Chandrayaan-2 under suspense after all communications with lander Vikram lost

In a huge disappointment, ISRO lost all communications with the Lander Vikram of Chandrayaan-2, minutes before touchdown while the nation eagerly awaited its soft landing on the hitherto unexplored lunar South Pole in the wee hours of Saturday. Communication lost with #VikramLander at 2.1 km from Lunar surface, data being analysed, says ISRO Chief K […]

Chandrayaan-2 landing: Communication with Vikram lander lost, announces ISRO

The communication with Vikram lander was lost moments before its planned landing on the far side of the lunar surface. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K Sivan announced that communication with Vikram lander was lost at 2.1 km from Lunar surface. “Vikram lander descend was normal and as planned till 2.1 km. Subsequently, communication […]

Chandrayaan-2 moves closer to Moon, successfully completes second de-orbiting maneuver

The second de-orbiting maneuver for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully in the wee hours of Wednesday, informed Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). “The maneuver was performed successfully today (September 04, 2019) beginning at 0342 hours Indian Standard Time (IST) as planned, using the onboard propulsion system,” the space agency said in a statement. The duration […]

First de-orbiting manoeuvre successfully performed for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft: ISRO

Chandrayaan-2 successfully performed its first de-orbiting maneuver on Tuesday bringing the mission one step closer to landing on the moon. The four-second long maneuver was performed using the onboard propulsion system at 8:50 am (IST), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a statement. “The orbit of Vikram Lander is 104 km x 128 […]

ISRO releases first pictures of Earth captured by Chandrayaan-2

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday released the first set of image captured by Chandrayaan-2, which is India’s second lunar mission. The on board camera captured pictures of Earth which was viewed in space which was taken by L14 camera of Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander on August 3. “Earth as viewed by #Chandrayaan2 LI4 […]

China gives India satellite data on flood-hit regions on ISRO request

India has requested China to supply it with satellite data on floods in India to assist it in flood relief efforts. China’s India ambassador Sun Weidon tweeted on Friday that on ISRO’s request for international disaster relief, China has provided India with satellite data on India’s flood hit regions to assist its flood relief efforts. […]

Chandrayaan-2 launch: ISRO opens online registration to witness moon mission

Good news for the people, as Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has now introduced an online registration for viewing the launch of Chandrayaan-2 mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota that will take off on July 22. The ISRO tweeted, saying that the registration form for viewing the launch of Chandrayaan-2 mission will be available from July […]