Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander located on the Lunar surface: ISRO chief

ISRO chairman K Sivan said constant efforts are being made to establish contact with the lander.

Screen grab of Chandrayaan-2's Vikram module taken before the final moon landing. | PTI Photo

Bengaluru: The Chandrayaan-2s Vikram module has been located on the Lunar surface and it must have been a hard-landing, ISRO chairman K Sivan said Sunday.

Asked if the lander was ‘damaged’ during the ‘hard-landing,’ he said, “That we do not know.”

Sivan said efforts to establish contact with the lander were continuing.

India’s mission to soft-land on moon suffered a setback during the wee hours on Saturday, with Chandrayaan-2’s ‘Vikram’ module losing communication with ground stations, just 2.1 km from the lunar surface during its final descent.