Vikram

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Vikram is the lunar lander of India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission, designed to attempt a soft landing near the Moon’s south polar region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar lander
spacecraft
carries Pragyan
Pragyan rover
linked to: Pragyan
communicationLossAltitude about 2.1 km above lunar surface
communicationLossPhase final descent
countryOfOrigin India
deorbitManeuverDate 2019-09-03
2019-09-04
designedFor soft landing on the Moon
dryMass 626 kg
foundBy Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
NASA LRO
foundDate 2019-12-02
hasInstrument ChaSTE
ILSA
Laser Retroreflector Array
RAMBHA-Langmuir Probe
linked to: Langmuir Probe
hasLandingLegs 4
intendedLandingSite between craters Manzinus C and Simpelius N
near lunar south pole
landingAttemptDate 2019-09-06
2019-09-07
launchDate 2019-07-22
launchSite Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Sriharikota
launchVehicle GSLV Mk III
linked to: GSLV Mk III / LVM3

GSLV Mk III-M1
linked to: GSLV Mk III / LVM3
mass 1471 kg
mission Chandrayaan-2
missionOutcome hard landing on the Moon
missionType lunar lander mission element
namedAfter Vikram Sarabhai
operator ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation
orbitInsertion entered lunar orbit with Chandrayaan-2 orbiter
partOfMission Chandrayaan-2
powerSource lithium-ion batteries
solar panels
program Indian Lunar Exploration Programme
propellantMass 845 kg
propulsion throttleable liquid engines
roleInMission deliver Pragyan rover to lunar surface
separationFromOrbiterDate 2019-09-02
spaceAgency Indian Space Research Organisation
status mission failed to achieve soft landing
targetBody Moon
targetRegion lunar south polar region

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Chandrayaan-2 landerName Vikram