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Sept. 6, 2019
On the day of landing (today), the Lander (Vikram) separate from the Orbiter and then will perform a series of complex maneuvers comprising of rough braking and fine braking.
Images of Lunar Surface captured by Terrain Mapping Camera -2 (TMC-2) of Chandrayaan 2
Imaging of the landing site region prior to landing will be done for finding safe and hazard-free zones. Vikram will attempt to make a soft landing in a high plain between two craters — Manzinus C and Simpelius N — at a latitude of about 70° South on 7th September 2019.
Images of Lunar Surface captured by Terrain Mapping Camera -2 (TMC-2) of Chandrayaan 2
Images of Lunar Surface captured by Terrain Mapping Camera -2 (TMC-2) of Chandrayaan 2
The Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission attempted to soft land the Vikram lander near South Pole of the Moon on 6 September 2019. At an altitude of 2.1 km the communications with the lander were lost.
Chandrayaan-2 Vikram landing on the Moon
Related articles & link:
Chandrayaan-2 managed to get into lunar orbit
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2019/08/chandrayaan-2-managed-to-get-into-lunar.html
GSLV MkIII-M1 Successfully Launches Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2019/07/gslv-mkiii-m1-successfully-launches.html
Moon mission for an Indian probe
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2019/07/moon-mission-for-indian-probe.html
GSLV-Mk III - M1 / Chandrayaan-2 Mission: https://www.isro.gov.in/launcher/gslv-mk-iii-m1-chandrayaan-2-mission
Images, Video, Text, Credits: ISRO/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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