Search For "orbit"
90-95 per cent of Chandrayaan-2 mission accomplished, says govt
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): As Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander lost contact with ground stations minutes before its planned touchdown on the lunar surface, the government on Saturday said that 90 to 95 per cent of the mission objectives have been accomplished and the orbiter will conti
Read More
Mauritius PM congratulates India for Chandrayaan-2
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Port Louis [Mauritius], Sept 7 (ANI): Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Saturday congratulated Indian government and ISRO team for their attempt at landing the Vikram lander on the surface of the moon and said that the world would "reckon the major technological advancement" of
Read More
Reason behind communication breakdown still not known: Scientists
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Former Space Scientist PC Ghosh and Scientist Amitabh Pandey asserted that the reason behind communication breakdown has not been discovered yet. However, partial success has been achieved as the Orbiter is working perfectly fine in the space.
Read More
Nation proud of ISRO's achievements, hopes of billions intact: VP Venkaiah
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Hailing ISRO scientists for their dedication and hard work put into mission Chandrayaan 2, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said that the nation is proud of ISRO's achievements and the hopes of 1.3 billion Indians is still intact.
Read More
You will give us several more reasons to smile: PM Modi to ISRO scientists
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Addressing the nation on the backdrop of Chandrayaan-2's lander Vikram losing contact with the ground station, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the ISRO scientists for giving their best and stated that they will give country more re
Read More
'Vikram' hasn't crashed, communication channel between orbiter and Lander
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Former ISRO Director D Sasikumar on Saturday said that the communication loss with "Vikram" lander may not have been due to crash-landing.
Read More
Communication with Vikram lander lost, announces ISRO Chairman
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Communication with Vikram lander was lost at 2.1 km from Lunar surface, ISRO Chairman K Sivan announced on Saturday.
Read More
Chandrayaan 2 is indigenous mission, milestone: Ex-ISRO scientist
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 6 (ANI): Chandrayaan 2 is an independent and indigenous mission as all technologies were created by Indian scientists, former ISRO scientist Ravi Gupta said on Friday said and noted that landing on the moon will be a historic achievement.
Read More
Mission Chandrayaan 2: Vikram, Orbiter extend good wishes to each other
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept 6 (ANI): Hours before India's ambitious lunar mission Chandrayaan-2's soft landing on the surface of the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday posted a humorous message on Twitter featuring the spacecraft's Lunar Orbiter extendin
Read More
Chandrayaan-2 completes second de-orbiting maneuver successfully: ISRO
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 4 (ANI): The second de-orbiting maneuver for Chandrayan2 spacecraft was performed successfully in the wee hours of Wednesday, informed Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Read More
Chandrayaan-2 performs first de-orbiting maneuver: ISRO
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 3 (ANI): Chandrayaan-2 successfully performed its first de-orbiting maneuver on Tuesday bringing the mission one step closer to landing on the moon.
Read More
Chandrayaan-2: Vikram Lander successfully separates from orbiter
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 2 (ANI): Vikram Lander successfully separated from Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter on Monday, bringing the mission a step closer towards landing on the moon.
Read More