Chandrayaan-3: No signal from Vikram & Pragyan yet, can wait entire lunar day, says Isro chief

Saturday, 23 September 2023
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has not received any signal from the Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover, Vikram and Pragyan, since their landing on the lunar surface. However, there is still hope that they may wake up during the 14-day lunar day period. If they do wake up, it would allow for repeated in situ experiments and the collection of new data from different locations on the Moon. Despite this, the mission has already been considered successful in meeting all its objectives.

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