Pragyan Rover Sleep Mode : Chandrayaan-3's rover 'Pragyan' has completed its work on the surface of the Moon. And now it has gone into sleep mode.

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) gave this information on Saturday.

The rover completed its task

ISRO chief S Somnath had said that the rover and lander of Chandrayaan-3 sent to the Moon are working properly. And since it will now be night on the Moon, they will be “deactivated”. ISRO said in a post on 'X', "The rover has completed its task.

He said it has now been parked safely. and is set to sleep mode. The APXS and LIBS 'payloads' are locked. Data from these payloads are transmitted to Earth via the lander.

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Rover's battery is fully charged

He said, “At present the rover's battery is fully charged. And its solar panels are oriented to receive light at the next sunrise, expected on the moon on September 22, 2023. Chandrayaan's receiver has been kept on.

It is expected to be successfully reawakened for the second phase of its work! Otherwise, it will remain there forever as India's lunar ambassador."

Somnath said that lander 'Vikram' and rover 'Pragyan' are still working. And “Our team is now doing a lot of work with scientific equipment.

Rover is 100 meters away from the lander

He said, “The good news is this. That the rover is at least 100 meters away from the lander. And we are going to start the process of deactivating them in the coming day or two. Because it is going to be night there (on the moon).

ISRO chief gave this information in his address from the Mission Control Center after the successful launch of the first Surya mission 'Aditya L1' from the space center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

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Posted Date: September 3, 2023

Publish Date: September 3, 2023

Posted By Ravi Kumar

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