ISRO Mission Update & Lander Information

The soft landing of Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander on lunar surface is scheduled between 1:30 am to 2:30 am on Saturday, September 07, 2019 [2000-2100 UTC/4-5 pm EDT Friday]

This will be followed by the Rover roll out between 5:30 am to 6:30 am [0000-0100 UTC Saturday/8-9 pm EDT Friday].

A Press Meet with Chairman, ISRO is also being planned between 8:00 am to 9:00 am [0230-0330 UTC Saturday/10:30-11:30 pm EDT Friday].

Information about the lander and its rover follows.

ISRO Mission Update The Vikram Lander successfully separated from Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter at 1315 Hrs IST today (September 02, 2019). The Vikram Lander is currently located in an orbit of 119 km x 127 km. The Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter continues to orbit the Moon in its existing orbit. The health of the Orbiter and Lander is being monitored from the Mission Operations Complex (MOX) at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) […]