Chanrayaan-2 Timeline
Chanrayaan-2 Timeline
2008: Former PM Manmohan Singh approves Chandrayan 2 mission
July 22nd,2019: Chandrayaan-2 takes off
to conduct experiments on the moon for one lunar day
(1 lunar = 14 earth days)
Lunar South Pole
To explore Moon's south pole regionColdest spots on the solar system
Not received sunlight for billions of years
Possibility of water ice in permanently shadowed areas
To understand the origin of life
Moon Missions Aim
Soft LandingRoving on Lunar Surface
Study of Moon's Topography & mineralogy
Surface Chemical Composition
Chandrayaan 1
Was an OrbitorOrbited 3400 times around the moon, remained operational for 312 days
Chandrayaan 2
Orbitor, Lander, RoverOrbitor operational for a year
Orbitor
Will orbit the moon at an altitude of 100km8 instruments on the orbiter
Box-shaped, orbiter mass-2379 kg
Solar panels capable of generating 1000w power
OHRC ( orbit high-resolution camera ) to conduct high-resolution observations on landing site
Structure manufactured by HAL
Lander ( Vikram)
To enable the delivery of Rover to Lunar surfaceDeveloped to operate for 14 days or one lunar day
Constant communication with Indian Space Network
'Vikram' weigh-1471kg
Can generate 650w electricity
(Named 'Vikram' in honor of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai)
Rover( Pragyan)
Six wheeled Robotic VehicleCan travel 0.5 km at 1cm per second
Powered by solar energy
Weight 27 kg
Can generate 50w electric power
What happened at the last moment?
Around 1:51am Vikram loses connection
Communication lost just before 2.1km from the lunar surface
ISRO analyzing data from the orbiter
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