India on moon: What is next for Vikram and Pragyan?
MoS) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the Lander, Vikram has landed in a hazard-free location with the help of its algorithm and instruments.
In a media briefing, the MoS explained the next course of action of Chandrayaan-3 mission.
Apart from the cameras onboard, the confirmation about the soft-landing, ISRO has received by other sensors as well, he said.
Meanwhile, ISRO also confirmed that a communication link has been established between the Chandrayaan-3 Lander and MOX-ISTRAC, Bengaluru.
Fulfilling the dream of 140 crore Indians, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on Wednesday touched down on the surface of the Moon after its 41-day odyssey. Chandrayaan-3 is the most ambitious project of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) so far.
The task for the duo is cut out and there are multiple operations they will do once they reach the lunar south pole. The Lander has the capability to touch down at a specified lunar site and deploy the Rover which will carry out in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface during the course of its mobility.
The Lander and the Rover have scientific payloads to carry out experiments on the lunar surface.
14 days of experimentation
Over the next two weeks, the experiments onboard lander Vikram and rover Pragyan will be happening on all days and as much data will be collected from all instruments until the Moon’s Day lasts.
The instruments on the lander, which has a mass of 1749.86 kg including Rover, in operation include Chandra’s Surface Thermo-Physical Experiment (CHASTE). It will be responsible to carry out the measurements of thermal properties of the lunar surface near the polar region.
Vikram also involves NASA's Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA) is a passive
