Vikram
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Vikram is the lunar lander of India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission, designed to attempt a soft landing near the Moon’s south polar region.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar lander
ⓘ
spacecraft ⓘ |
| carries |
Pragyan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pragyan rover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationLossAltitude | about 2.1 km above lunar surface ⓘ |
| communicationLossPhase | final descent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| deorbitManeuverDate |
2019-09-03
ⓘ
2019-09-04 ⓘ |
| designedFor | soft landing on the Moon ⓘ |
| dryMass | 626 kg ⓘ |
| foundBy |
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NASA LRO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundDate | 2019-12-02 ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
ChaSTE
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ILSA NERFINISHED ⓘ Laser Retroreflector Array NERFINISHED ⓘ RAMBHA-Langmuir Probe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandingLegs | 4 ⓘ |
| intendedLandingSite |
between craters Manzinus C and Simpelius N
ⓘ
near lunar south pole ⓘ |
| landingAttemptDate |
2019-09-06
ⓘ
2019-09-07 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2019-07-22 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sriharikota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
GSLV Mk III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GSLV Mk III-M1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | 1471 kg ⓘ |
| mission | Chandrayaan-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | hard landing on the Moon ⓘ |
| missionType | lunar lander mission element ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vikram Sarabhai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Indian Space Research Organisation
ⓘ
surface form:
ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| orbitInsertion | entered lunar orbit with Chandrayaan-2 orbiter ⓘ |
| partOfMission | Chandrayaan-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource |
lithium-ion batteries
ⓘ
solar panels ⓘ |
| program | Indian Lunar Exploration Programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantMass | 845 kg ⓘ |
| propulsion | throttleable liquid engines ⓘ |
| roleInMission | deliver Pragyan rover to lunar surface ⓘ |
| separationFromOrbiterDate | 2019-09-02 ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | mission failed to achieve soft landing ⓘ |
| targetBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetRegion | lunar south polar region ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chandrayaan-2