Chennai: Country’s first moon lander Vikram successfully separated from its spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 on Monday at 1.15 am.
According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the moon Lander is currently located in an orbit of 119 km x 127 km.
The Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter continues to orbit the Moon in its existing orbit, said the ISRO.
The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft comprises three segments — the Orbiter (weighing 2,379 kg, eight payloads), the lander ‘Vikram’ (1,471 kg, four payloads) and rover ‘Pragyan’ (27 kg, two payloads).
The health of the Orbiter and Lander is being monitored from the Mission Operations Complex (MOX) at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru with support from Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) antennas at Bylalu, near Bengaluru.
All the systems of Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter and Lander are healthy.
The Indian space agency said post Vikram’s separation, there will be two de-orbital operations. The first one will be Tuesday between 8.45 am and 9.45 am. The second will be on Wednesday between 3 am and 4 am.
Vikram is scheduled to land on the south polar region of the moon on September 7 between 1.30 am to 2.30 am.