What Happened to Chandrayaan 2 Mission by ISRO | Chandrayaan 2 Mission and Lander Vikram

What happened to Chandrayaan 2 Mission by ISRO

The Lander Vikram of Chandrayaan-2 Mission by ISRO was about to touch the surface of Moon, but all the celebration and hopes turned to despair, as the lander Vikram lost contact with ISRO Earth station. Everything was going as planned but when the lander Vikram was just 2.1 kilometres above the surface of moon, it lost contact with the ISRO earth station.
Here is an account of what happened early Saturday morning-

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What Happened to Lander Vikram of Chandrayaan 2 Mission (Timeline)

1.40 am: Lander Vikram started its descent on to the surface of moon. The First manoeuvre the Chandrayaan 2 performed was 'rough braking' to significantly reduce its speed.

1.50 am: Lander Vikram completed its rough braking phase and entered into a fine braking mode. The distance between lander Vikram and lunar surface was only 4 kilometres at this point.

1:50 am - 2:00 am: Updates from the ISRO Centre Bengaluru stopped coming and worried faces of ISRO scientists clearly showed that something has gone terribly wrong.

2:18 am - K. Shivan, the ISRO chief, confirmed that contact with Chandrayaan 2's Vikram Lander had been lost.
Vikram had performed its descent as it was supposed to, up until the moment it lost contact when it was 2.1 kilometres above the lunar surface. Data from the Descent was being analysed, Sivan said.

Was Chandrayaan 2 Mission a complete Failure?

Here it is important to note that Chandrayaan 2 Mission should not be considered a failed mission.
ISRO said- 90 to 95% of the Chandrayaan 2 Mission objectives have been accomplished and will continue to contribute to lunar science.

Pointing out that the orbiter has already been placed in its intended orbit around the moon, ISRO said, it shall enrich our understanding of the Moon's evolution and mapping of the minerals and water molecules in the polar regions, using its eight state-of-the-art scientific instruments.
"The orbiter camera is the highest resolution camera (0.3 metres) in any lunar mission so far and shall provide high resolution images, which will be immensely useful to the Global scientific community," it said.

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