Chandrayaan-3: ISRO Will Attempt To Revive Vikram Lander, Pragyaan Rover At Lunar Sunrise – News18

With the lunar dawn anticipated on the Moon, ISRO scientists are working to revive Chandrayaan 3’s Vikram Lander and the Pragyaan rover, which have remained inactive for about half a month on the Moon’s Shiv Shakti level—enduring freezing temperatures reaching -200 diploma celsius.

ISRO officers have clarified their plans to try the reactivation of the lander module and the rover on Thursday and Friday—benefiting from the elevated daylight on the Moon. However, they acknowledge that the opportunity of restoring full performance to the {hardware} is restricted; however they can awaken the lander and rover with diminished capabilities.

Both the Vikram Lander and the Pragyaan rover are at the moment stationed on the Moon’s South Pole, the place temperatures can plummet drastically. Initially designed to operate for one lunar day, equal to 14 Earth days, these modules have been with out daylight for half a month.

ISRO’s chairman, S. Somnath mentioned that he’s hoping for the solar to shine on the Moon’s South Pole in order that Chandrayaan 3’s {hardware} will be revived. “We can only hope to see the equipment back to life on September 22,” mentioned S. Somnath.

Furthermore, relating to the standing of the {hardware}, they had been put right into a dormant state as deliberate when the lunar sundown occurred on September 2. However, the solar-powered batteries had been left charged, and the modules had been positioned to obtain daylight upon the lunar dawn.

It is price noting that India’s Chandrayaan 3 mission achieved exceptional success, with the Vikram Lander executing a comfortable touchdown on the far facet of the Moon—a feat no different nation had achieved earlier than. This achievement made India the fourth nation, following the US, China, and Russia, to efficiently land on the Moon’s floor and the primary to land on the Moon’s South Pole. The Chandrayaan-3 mission began on July 14, launching on the Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-3) rocket, embarking on a 41-day journey to succeed in and comfortable land on the lunar South Pole.