ISRO lost contact with Vikram when it was just 2km from lunar surface

It is the first time that a country is attempting to land on the south pole area of the moon. Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft is a composite module mission consisting of orbiter, lander and rover.

Chandrayaan 2, India's second moon mission, is slated to create history early Saturday when its 'Vikram' module makes a soft landing on moon's south polar region.

It is the first time that a country is attempting to land on the south pole area of the moon. Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft is a composite module mission consisting of orbiter, lander and rover.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been specially invited by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to witness the landing of Chandrayaan-2 live along with 60 students at the ISRO headquarters in Bangalore.

Chandrayaan-2 was expected to land on moon on September 7 between 1:30 am - 2:30 am.

Vikram had a textbook rough braking phase for 10 minutes, which saw the mission control room burts into applause. But minutes after the rough braking, and barely 2 km from the Moon's landing spot, the trajectory on the screen showed an abrupt dip and the signal was lost.

"Vikram lander descent was as planned and normal performance was observed up to an altitude of 2.1 Km. Subsequently, communication from Lander to the ground stations was lost. Data is being analysed," ISRO said.
"There are ups and downs in life. This is not a small achievement. The nation is proud of you. Hope for the best. I congratulate you. You all have done a big service to nation, science and mankind. I am with you all the way, move forward bravely," PM Modi to ISRO scientists.

ISRO lost communication with Vikram lander just minutes before the soft touchdown

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