Vikram Lander Takes a Lunar Siesta: Awaiting the Awakening
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In a significant update, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has revealed that the ‘Vikram Lander’ has entered sleep mode on Monday at around 08 AM Indian Standard Time. During this slumber, data collected by the payloads is transmitted to Earth, and the payloads are powered down. Vikram Lander and its companion, Pragyaan, are anticipated to reawaken around September 22.
ISRO’s announcement shared that Vikram Lander’s sleep mode was initiated following in-situ experiments conducted by ChaSTE, RAMBHA-LP, and ILSA payloads at the new location on the lunar surface. The collected data has been successfully transmitted back to Earth, and the payloads have been switched off. Lander receivers remain active.
Vikram will continue to rest alongside Pragyaan until its solar power is depleted, and the battery drains. The ISRO team holds high hopes for their reawakening in late September, marking another chapter in India’s lunar exploration.
The Vikram lander’s charge included several loads, similar to ChaSTE for measuring face thermal parcels, ILSA for seismic exertion dimension, RAMBHA for studying the lunar atmosphere, and an unresistant ray retroreflector array handed by NASA for lunar ranging studies.
India made history on August 23 when the Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully touched down on the moon’s South Pole. This achievement marked India as the fourth nation, following the US, China, and Russia, to accomplish this remarkable feat.
Upon landing, both the Vikram Lander and the Pragyaan rover embarked on a series of tasks on the lunar surface, including the discovery of sulfur and temperature recordings. Their mission, which spans one lunar day (equal to 14 Earth days), continues to captivate space enthusiasts worldwide as we await their reawakening and further lunar exploration.
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