The Pragyan Rover module of the Vikram Lander was put into ‘ sleep mode’ on Saturday, according to a statement from the Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO). The next sunrise is anticipated to occur on September 22, 2023, and ISRO wished for a successful awakening for yet another round of assignments.
“The Rover finished its tasks. It is now securely parked and in the sleeping position. Payloads for APXS and LIBS are disabled. The Lander uses several payloads to transmit data to the Earth. The battery is fully charged right now. The solar panel is set up to catch the light on September 22, 2023, when the next sunrise is anticipated. Keep the receiver on. wishing for a fruitful awakening for a new set of tasks. Otherwise, it will remain there permanently as India’s lunar envoy, according to ISRO.
“The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover are still operational. After the successful launch of the Aditya L1 sun mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, ISRO Chairman Somanath earlier said, “We are starting the process of placing both of them into sleep mode in the next one to two days as they need to tolerate the lunar night.”
‘Pragyaan’ and ‘Vikram’, the lander and rover for the lunar mission, respectively, were performing properly and would be placed to “sleep” soon to withstand the night on the Moon, according to the space agency’s chief S Somanath, who made the announcement hours earlier.
“The Rover finished its tasks. It is now securely parked and in the sleeping position. Payloads for APXS and LIBS are disabled. The Lander transmits data from these payloads to the Earth, according to an update from ISRO posted on social networking platform X.
The solar panel was currently set up to receive light during the upcoming sunrise, which is anticipated to occur on September 22, 2023, and the battery was fully charged.
“The phone is still on. I’m hoping for a productive start to another round of assignments! Otherwise, it will remain there permanently as India’s lunar envoy, it stated.
The rover has travelled away from the lander by about 100 metres, according to Somanath earlier in the day.
And since they must endure the night, we will begin the process of making them both fall asleep in the next one to two days, he stated.
The Chandrayaan-3 mission consists of three modules: the propulsion module, which moved the lander and the rover module into a 100-kilometre lunar orbit; the lander module, which carried out the lunar craft’s soft landing; and the rover module, which is used to explore the moon’s surface.
In a tweet from Chandrayaan-3 Mission, ISRO: The Rover finished its tasks. It is now securely parked and in the sleeping position. Payloads for APXS and LIBS are disabled. The Lander uses several payloads to transmit data to the Earth. The battery is fully charged right now. The solar panel is set up to catch the light on September 22, 2023, when the next sunrise is anticipated. Keep the receiver on. I’m hoping for a productive start to another round of assignments! If not, it will remain there permanently as India’s lunar ambassador.
