{"id":357333,"date":"2023-08-17T08:37:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T08:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/17\/thanks-for-the-ride-mate-lander-vikram-detaches-from-spacecraft\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T08:37:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T08:37:00","slug":"thanks-for-the-ride-mate-lander-vikram-detaches-from-spacecraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/17\/thanks-for-the-ride-mate-lander-vikram-detaches-from-spacecraft\/","title":{"rendered":"“Thanks For The Ride, Mate”: Lander Vikram Detaches From Spacecraft"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chandrayaan-3 took off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on July 14<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

New Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n

They had travelled together for over a month through thick and thin, air and space. And then it was time for goodbye. As their paths diverged, one said to the other, “Thanks for the ride, mate!”.<\/p>\n

This is how the Indian Space Research Agency (ISRO) imagined the moment Chandrayaan-3’s lander Vikram<\/a> detached from the spacecraft’s propulsion module and started their separate journeys.<\/p>\n

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Chandrayaan-3 Mission:<\/p>\n

\u2018Thanks for the ride, mate! 👋’
said the Lander Module (LM).<\/p>\n

LM is successfully separated from the Propulsion Module (PM)<\/p>\n

LM is set to descend to a slightly lower orbit upon a deboosting planned for tomorrow around 1600 Hrs., IST.<\/p>\n

Now, 🇮🇳 has3⃣ 🛰️🛰️🛰️\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/rJKkPSr6Ct<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ISRO (@isro) August 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This afternoon, it was successfully put into the 153 km X 163 km orbit. The propulsion module, its job now done, will continue its journey in this orbit while the lander moves closer to the moon. The lander will descend to a lower orbit at 4 pm tomorrow, continuing its gradual journey towards the moon.<\/p>\n

Vikram Lander will attempt a soft landing on the surface of the moon on August 23. ISRO has left no stone unturned to ensure a fail-safe landing this time following the Chandrayaan-2 setback.<\/p>\n

As part of a back-up plan during the moon landing, Vikram Lander is equipped with a “salvage mode”.<\/p>\n

After the lander touches down and the lunar dust settles, ‘Pragyaan’ rover will roll down from the Vikram Lander. Then the lander will take images of the rover and vice-versa.<\/p>\n

Following the moon landing, the rover will collect data on the composition and geology of the surface of the moon, paving the way for wide-ranging research.<\/p>\n

Last week, ISRO chairman S Somanath said all systems were operating as planned. “Everything is going fine now. There will be a series of manoeuvres until it lands (on the Moon) on 23rd August. The satellite is healthy,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n