Showing posts with label Vikram lander. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vikram lander. Show all posts

Monday, July 22, 2024

Chandrayaan-2 launched 2019


Chandrayaan-2, launched July 22, 2019, is the second mission to the moon, developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The spacecraft launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre and reached lunar orbit on August 20, 2019.  

The Vikram lunar lander with the Pragyan rover attempted to land on the lunar surface September 6, but the lander crashed due to a software error.  The lunar orbiter continues to operate from orbit around the moon.

Chandrayaan-3 was launched in 2023 and successfully made a lunar landing.

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Chandrayaan-2 crashes on the moon 2019


Chandrayaan-2, Indian Space Research Oganisation (ISRO)'s second lunar mission, crashed onto the surface of the moon September 6, 2019.  It doesn't seem that the exact cause of the crash has been determined but ISRO has reported it was a software glitch.  

The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover were lost in the crash.  The orbiter continues to operate and is expected to complete its seven-year mission.

Fortunately for the ISRO, their third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the moon August 23, 2023.