What is Vikram Lander The Vikram lander was designed to study various aspects of the lunar environment. The lander and the Pragyan rover performed various experiments in 14 Earth days (i.e . one lunar day).
In Chandrayaan mission’s Vikram lander is named after ISRO founder Vikram Sarabhai. 3
PURPOSE OF VIKRAM LANDER R over Pragyan and lander Vikram, are designed to study the lunar environment and send data back to Earth. 4
VIKRAM LANDER IN CHANDRAYAAN MISSION 5 CHANDRAYAAN – 2 LANDER Weight – 1,471 kg CHANDRAYAAN – 3 LANDER Weight – 2148 kg
CHANDRAYAAN MISSION MISSION -2 In Chandrayaan-2 mission just before Vikram was to touch down on the Moon, contact was lost at an altitude of 2 km (1.2 miles). MISSION - 3 In Chandrayaan-3 the Vikram lander touched down on the Moon on August 23, 2023. 6
Lander — Vikram weight 1,471 kg Electric Power Generation Capability 650 W The Lander of Chandrayaan-2 was named Vikram after Dr Vikram A Sarabhai, the Father of the Indian Space Programme . It was designed to function for one lunar day, which is equivalent to about 14 Earth days. Rover — Pragyan weight 27 kg Electric Power Generation Capability 50 W Chandrayaan-2’s Rover was a 6-wheeled robotic vehicle named as Pragyan , which translates to 'wisdom' in Sanskrit. 7