Vikram will go to sleep subsequent to Pragyan as soon as the solar energy is depleted and the battery is drained.
Chandryaan-3 replace: ISRO on Monday introduced that Chandryaan-3 mission’s Vikram lander has been put into sleep mode. The rover, Pragyan was set on sleep mode on Saturday. “Vikram Lander is about into sleep mode round 08:00 Hrs. IST (8 am) at the moment. Previous to that, in-situ experiments by ChaSTE, RAMBHA-LP and ILSA payloads are carried out on the new location. The info collected is acquired on the Earth,” ISRO stated in an replace on micro-blogging website X.
The payloads have been switched off and the “lander receivers are saved on.” “Vikram will go to sleep subsequent to Pragyan as soon as the solar energy is depleted and the battery is drained. Hoping for his or her awakening, round September 22, 2023,” the house company stated.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
Vikram Lander is about into sleep mode round oday.Previous to that, in-situ experiments by ChaSTE, RAMBHA-LP and ILSA payloads are carried out on the new location. The info collected is acquired on the Earth.
Payloads are actually switched off.… pic.twitter.com/vwOWLcbm6P
— ISRO (@isro) September 4, 2023
ISRO chief S Somanath had earlier stated the lunar mission’s rover and lander could be put to “sleep” to face up to the evening on the Moon.
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