09:24 (IST)
Enjoy this funny li'l nugget from ISRO
We have the same wishes for Vikram, Orbiter.
— ISRO (@isro) September 6, 2019
Want to stay in touch with Vikram and Pragyan as they make their way to the untouched lunar South Pole and uncover its many mysteries? Then keep an eye out for the next edition of #CY2Chronicles! pic.twitter.com/2iA8W2lxtR
09:14 (IST)
You definitely want to watch Vikram land on the moon LIVE and be a part of India's historic moment.
Read on to find out how you can do that.
09:06 (IST)
Hey guys,
The countdown for Vikram's landing has began. We at Tech2 are super pumped!
You can read all about the Chandrayaan 2 mission on our dedicated site
Chandrayaan 2 is India's second mission to the moon. It was launched a week late, on 22 July at 2.46 pm, after being initially called off due to a minor leak in one of the fuel tanks.
Between 1.30-2.30 am, 7 September, the lander Vikram is expected to make its final descent to the moon. Indian space research Organisation chairperson K Sivan has said that this will be the most stressful 15 minutes in the entire mission.
If all goes well with the soft-landing, the rover Pragyan will roll out of the lander after all the systems are checked.
Chandrayaan 2 composite orbiting the moon before the lander's separation. Image: ISRO
The third part of the mission, the orbiter, with a mission life of one year, will orbit the moon and map the surface.
The lander first separated from the orbiter on 2 September. It then completed two de-orbiting manoeuvres successfully, on 3 and 4 September.
Before that, the orbiter-lander module made five orbit raising manoeuvres around Earth to save fuel while also getting closer to its final destination.
India will join the ranks of three other countries, USA, Russia, and China if the lander completes its soft-landing.