Also read: Chandrayaan-3 countdown was her last! N Valarmathi, the voice behind ISRO mission launches, dies ISRO added that all ystems performed nominally and are healthy. Deployed Ramp, ChaSTE and ILSA were folded back and redeployed successfully after the experiment. Last week, after transversing over 100 meters on the lunar surface from the Shiv Shakti Point, the touchdown spot of the Vikram lander, the Pragyan Rover has been safely parked and set into sleep mode, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Saturday.
Also read: Chandrayaan-3 Update: ISRO says Pragyan rover put into ‘sleep mode’, may wake up on 22 September Taking to 'X' (formerly known as Twitter), ISRO said, "The Rover completed its assignments. It is now safely parked and set into Sleep mode. APXS and LIBS payloads are turned off.
Data from these payloads is transmitted to the Earth via the Lander. Currently, the battery is fully charged". The space agency also informed that the next sunrise is expected on September 22, 2023, and hoped for a successful awakening for another set of assignments.
Also read: 100 not out: Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover achieves another record. Details here "The solar panel is oriented to receive the light at the next sunrise expected on September 22, 2023.
The receiver is kept on. Hoping for a successful awakening for another set of assignments! Else, it will forever stay there as India's lunar ambassador," ISRO said. Earlier on Thursday, ISRO said that the Pragyan Rover module of the Vikram lander has recorded a natural event on the south pole of the moon.
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