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Pragyan into sleep mode
September 8 , 2023
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- On September 2, Pragyan had completed its assignments and it had been safely parked and set into sleep mode.
- Pragyan’s receiver had been kept on.
- The ISRO added that Vikram would fall asleep next to Pragyan once the solar power was depleted and the battery was drained.
- Once the sun sets on the moon, temperature can plunge below minus 200°C.
- The solar panel is oriented to receive the light at the next sunrise expected on September 22.
- ISRO is hoping for a successful awakening for another set of assignments.
- Else, it will forever stay there as India’s lunar ambassador.
- The lander and the rover, with a mission life of one lunar day (14 earth days), have scientific payloads to carry out experiments on the lunar surface.
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