Chandrayaan-3’s Big Leap, Vikram Lander Separates from Spacecraft Sucessfully

New Delhi: The Chandrayaan-3’s lander ‘Vikram’ successfully separated from the spacecraft on Thursday afternoon. This separation occurred at 1.15 pm IST. Vikram lander and rover, Pragyaan, are expected to land on the Moon on August 23.

On the lunar surface, the lander Vikram will photograph the Pragyaan rover, which will deploy its instruments to study seismic activity on the lunar surface.

They had travelled together for over a month through thick and thin, air and space. And then it was time for goodbye. As their paths diverged, one said to the other, “Thanks for the ride, mate!”.

This is how the Indian Space Research Agency (ISRO) imagined the moment Chandrayaan-3’s lander Vikram detached from the spacecraft’s propulsion module and started their separate journeys.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

‘Thanks for the ride, mate! 👋’
said the Lander Module (LM).

LM is successfully separated from the Propulsion Module (PM)

LM is set to descend to a slightly lower orbit upon a deboosting planned for tomorrow around 1600 Hrs., IST.

Now, 🇮🇳 has3⃣ 🛰️🛰️🛰️… pic.twitter.com/rJKkPSr6Ct

— ISRO (@isro) August 17, 2023

Chandrayaan-3 took off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on July 14 and reached the moon’s orbit on August 5. Since then, it had been orbiting the moon.