Chandrayaan 2: Orbiter's Terrain Mapping Camera-2 returns glorious new photos of moon's surface
Tech2 News Staff • 5 years agoThe Terrain Mapping Camera-2 onboard Chandrayaan 2 can create a digital elevation model of the lunar surface.
Chandrayaan 2: NASA to perform a 'rigorous' search for Vikram lander in new images of the crash site
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoUnlike in September, the lighting conditions this time were much more favourable, with relatively fewer shadows.
Chandrayaan 2: NASA releases photos of Vikram lander 'obscured in lunar highlands' as seen by its lunar orbiter
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoNASA admitted just days ago that the Vikram lander may not be in the 'field of view' of the LRO's on-board camera.
No more hope to communicate with Vikram lander after Lunar night sets today
• 6 years agoISRO has said once the Lunar night falls, there would be no sunlight for the lander to generate power
Chandrayaan 2: Lander Vikram to make its first in-orbit manoeuvre around the moon by 9.45pm today
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoThe landing module will carry out this first of two manueovres before its highly-anticipated soft-landing on 7 September.
Chandrayaan 2 composite to attempt last in-orbit manoeuvre before landing, by 7pm today
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoThe attained circular orbit will be close enough for the Vikram lander, currently bound to the orbiter in a 'composite', to separate.
Chandrayaan 2 breezes through fourth orbit-lowering manoeuvre before separation
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoChandrayaan 2 is expected to make a long-awaited powered descent & landing on 7 Sept at 1.40 am.
Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft set to make a final orbit-lowering manoeuvre at 6 pm today
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoFrom 2 Sep, all eyes will be on the lander, Dr Sivan said, much like a bridegroom on her wedding.
Chandrayaan 2: ISRO shares first Earth pictures clicked by on-board L-14 camera
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoOn 2 August, the fourth earth-bound orbit-raising manoeuvre of the Chandrayaan 2 was successfully performed.
Chandrayaan 2: NASA congratulates ISRO on launch, seeks to explore South Pole for Artemis mission
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoChandrayaan 2 is set to make India the fourth country, in the world, to land a man-made object on the moon.