&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:GSLV_Mk_III_M1,_Chandrayaan-2_-_Pragyan_rover_mounted_on_the_ramp_of_Vikram_lander_(cropped).jpg) Pragyan mounted on the ramp of Vikram lander | |
| Mission type | Lunar rover |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| Mission duration | 0 days (landing failure) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | ISRO |
| Landing mass | 27 kg (60 lb) |
| Dimensions | 0.9 m × 0.75 m × 0.85 m (3.0 ft × 2.5 ft × 2.8 ft) |
| Power | 50 W from solar panels |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 July 2019 14:43:12 IST (09:13:12 UTC) |
| Rocket | LVM3 M1, LVM3 M4 |
| Launch site | SDSC Second launch pad |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| Deployed from | Vikram |
| Deployment date | 7 September 2019 (intended,[1] never deployed from destroyed lander)[2] |
| Lunar rover | |
| Landing date | 6 September 2019, 20:00–21:00 UTC |
| Landing site | Attempted: 70.90267°S 22.78110°E[3] (Intended) Crash landing at least 500m away from planned site. (Actual) |
| Distance driven | 500 m (1,600 ft) (intended) |
Pragyan (from Sanskrit: prajñāna, lit. 'wisdom')[4][5] is a lunar rover that forms part of Chandrayaan-2, a lunar mission developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).[6] The rover was launched as part of Chandrayaan-2 on 22 July 2019 and was destroyed with its lander, Vikram, when it crashed on the Moon on 6 September 2019.[2][7]
In July 2023, Chandrayaan-3 launched, carrying new versions of Vikram and Pragyan,[8] which successfully landed near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023.[9]
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- ^ Amitabh, S.; Srinivasan, T. P.; Suresh, K. (2018). Potential Landing Sites for Chandrayaan-2 Lander in Southern Hemisphere of Moon (PDF). 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 19–23 March 2018. The Woodlands, Texas. Bibcode:2018LPI....49.1975A. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2018.
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Chandrayaan 2's Rover is a 6-wheeled robotic vehicle named Pragyan, which translates to 'wisdom' in Sanskrit.
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- ^ "Isro: Chandrayaan-2 launch between July 9 and 16 | India News – Times of India". The Times of India. May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Vikram lander located on lunar surface, wasn't a soft landing: Isro. Archived 2020-11-12 at the Wayback Machine Times of India. 8 September 2019.
- ^ "ISRO to launch moon mission Chandrayaan-3 on July 14. Check details". Hindustan Times. 6 July 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Chandrayaan-3 launch on 14 July, lunar landing on 23 or 24 August". The Hindu. 6 July 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.