ISRO Chandrayaan-3: No signal received from Vikram lander, Pragyan rover, says ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is attempting to establish communication with Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander and Pragyan rover but no signal has been received so far.
ISRO posted on X: "Efforts have been made to establish communication with the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover to ascertain their wake-up condition."
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
— ISRO (@isro) September 22, 2023
Efforts have been made to establish communication with the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover to ascertain their wake-up condition.
As of now, no signals have been received from them.
Efforts to establish contact will continue.
"As of now, no signals have been received from them," the statement said.
"Efforts to establish contact will continue," the space organization said.
Chandrayaan-3 landed near the lunar south pole on August 23.
It is now the fourth nation to successfully make a lunar landing after the USA, Russia and China.
During this period, Pragyan explored the land site, tracking images back to Earth, while Vikram performed a set of scientific experiments including measuring the temperature of the top layer of the lunar regolith.
The Pragyan rover was put to sleep on September 2 when all the instruments were turned off.
