The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will try to wake up Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander and Pragyan rover, which were put into sleep mode earlier this month, so that they can continue with their scientific experiments. The space agency had stated that it would try to re-establish communication with both devices on September 22 after more than two-week-long lunar night.
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00:00 The Indian Space Research Organisation, in short ISRO, will try to wake up Chandrayaan-3
00:05 missions Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover which were put into sleep mode earlier this month
00:11 so that they can continue with their scientific experiments.
00:15 The space agency had stated that it would try to re-establish communication with both devices
00:21 on September 22 after more than two-week-long lunar night. Days after successfully touching
00:28 down on the lunar surface, Chandrayaan-3's lander was put into sleep mode on September 4
00:33 around 8 am. Its plaloids were deactivated. However, its receivers remained operational.
00:40 In situ experiments by CHASTE, Ramba LP and ILSA,
00:45 plaloids are performed at the new location. The data collected is received at the earth,
00:50 ISRO said while announcing the activation of sleep mode of the lander. Before this,
00:56 the agency had activated the sleep mode of Pragyan Rover on September 2.
01:01 It was stated that the battery was fully charged, the receiver was kept on and the solar panel was
01:07 oriented to receive the light at the next sunrise expected on September 22.
01:12 Vikram will fall asleep next to Pragyan once the solar power is de-belted and the battery is
01:18 drained. Hoping for their awakening around September 22, 2023, ISRO said on September 4,
01:26 the Vikram lander made a touchdown on the lunar surface for a second time on September 4 and
01:34 exceeded Chandrayaan-3 mission objectives. It completed a hop experiment in which the lander
01:41 fired its engines on command and elevated 40 cm above the ground. As the agency expected,
01:48 and then landed back safely at a distance of 30-40 cm away from its position, ISRO explained
01:55 in a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. The space agency claimed that it is crucial as it
02:02 would kick-start and motivate future missions that will carry astronauts on the lunar surface.
02:09 ISRO's ambitious third moon mission made India only the fourth country to accomplish the feat.
02:15 And the first to reach the uncharted south pole of the Earth's only natural satellite.
02:21 The spot where Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander made a spot landing was named
02:25 Shiv Shakti Point. And the site where the Chandrayaan-2 lander crash-landed on the
02:30 moon's surface in 2019 was called Tiranga Point. Due to its distinctive characteristics and possible
02:38 scientific significance, the lunar south pole has become a focus of exploration.
02:43 It is thought to have a vast reservoir of water ice in areas that shadow regions,
02:49 which would help future space exploration as it can be used to create resources like drinking
02:54 water, oxygen and hydrogen for rocket fuel. Additionally, the area that prominently receives
03:01 sunlight on the moon has a temperature range of -50 to 10 degrees Celsius,
03:06 offering better chemical conditions for the lander and rover's electronics.
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