India came very close becoming the first country to successfully land on the Lunar South pole of Moon. Today early in the morning ,as whole nation including PM modi and all members of ISRO watched with a grief that the Vikram- the Lander went silent just 2.1 km above the south pole surface.
Chandrayaan 2 traveled a distance of 3,83,998 km out of 3,84,000 km between Earth and Moon.
But the end is not this....
Chandrayaan-2 will study and circle the moon for a year. A successful landing would have made India the fourth country among the whole nation to successfully land on the lunar south pole.
Some key facts according to The Economic Times are-
1. ISRO is through key data sets to know Vikram's landing fate. Only 5% of the mission has been lost- the lander (Vikram) and Pragyan,the Rover. The remaining 95% i.e. the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter is orbiting the moon successfully.
2. Former ISRO director D Sasikumar told ANI that the communication line between the lander and the orbiter was still on. The communication data which is missing is being analysed for divergence. It would help the scientists at Isro unravel the fate in the 15 minutes to landing.
3.In an official communication, ISRO said Vikram's descent was as planned and a "normal performance" was observed up to an altitude of 2.1 km. Subsequently, communication from lander to the ground stations was lost.
4. Vikram and Pragyan, together, were expected to last at least one lunar day, or 14 Earth days, on the moon’s surface. It is in these 14 Earth days, the duo could have given insights on the lunar surface.
5. Chandrayaan will try to establish contact with the lander.
Chandrayaan 2 traveled a distance of 3,83,998 km out of 3,84,000 km between Earth and Moon.
But the end is not this....
Chandrayaan-2 will study and circle the moon for a year. A successful landing would have made India the fourth country among the whole nation to successfully land on the lunar south pole.
Some key facts according to The Economic Times are-
1. ISRO is through key data sets to know Vikram's landing fate. Only 5% of the mission has been lost- the lander (Vikram) and Pragyan,the Rover. The remaining 95% i.e. the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter is orbiting the moon successfully.
2. Former ISRO director D Sasikumar told ANI that the communication line between the lander and the orbiter was still on. The communication data which is missing is being analysed for divergence. It would help the scientists at Isro unravel the fate in the 15 minutes to landing.
3.In an official communication, ISRO said Vikram's descent was as planned and a "normal performance" was observed up to an altitude of 2.1 km. Subsequently, communication from lander to the ground stations was lost.
4. Vikram and Pragyan, together, were expected to last at least one lunar day, or 14 Earth days, on the moon’s surface. It is in these 14 Earth days, the duo could have given insights on the lunar surface.
5. Chandrayaan will try to establish contact with the lander.
What Happened To Vikram
Vikram worked as planned and the normal performance was observed upto an altitude of 2.1 kilometers. Subsequently the communication from lander to ground station was lost. Scientists are still present inside a strike in ISRO looking into what really happened . They are analyzing data, collecting data,also having discussions among themselves as what could have taken place because everything was alright. Everything went according to plan. Just 2.1 kilometers away from lunar south pole surface, it diverted from its path and the contact was lost.
PM Modi leaving the place where he was watching the progress of the lander went to the control room at Bengaluru and addressed the scientists-
"The country is proud of you," said the Prime Minister.
He later tweeted that the scientists gave their best.
"India is proud of our scientists! They've given their best and have always made India proud. These are moments to be courageous, and courageous we will be! ISRO chairman gave updates on Chandrayaan-2. We remain hopeful and will continue working hard on our space programme" he tweeted.
"India is proud of our scientists! They've given their best and have always made India proud. These are moments to be courageous, and courageous we will be! ISRO chairman gave updates on Chandrayaan-2. We remain hopeful and will continue working hard on our space programme" he tweeted.
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