Isro Chairman K Sivan had said on Saturday that the space agency would try to restore link with the lander for 14 days.
Not
losing hope, the Indian Space Research Organisation continued to make
all-out efforts to establish link with Chandrayaan-2's
'Vikram' lander, now lying on the lunar surface after a hard-landing.
Vikram,
with rover 'Pragyan' housed inside it, hit the lunar surface after
communication with the ground-stations was lost during its final
descent, just 2.1 km above the lunar surface, in the early hours of
Saturday.
"It
had a hard-landing very close to the planned (touch-down) site as per
the images sent by the on-board camera of the orbiter. The lander is
there as a single piece, not broken into pieces. It's in a tilted
position," an Isro
official associated with the mission claimed on Monday.
"We
are making all-out efforts to see whether communication can be
re-established with the lander," the official said.
"An
Isro team is the on the job at IsroTelemetry, Tracking and Command
Network (ISTRAC) here."
Chandrayaan-2
comprises an orbiter, lander (Vikram) and rover (Pragyan).
The
mission life of the lander and rover is one Lunar day, which is equal
to 14 earth days.
Isro
Chairman K Sivan had said on Saturday that the space agency would try
to restore link with the lander for 14 days, and reiterated the
resolve on Sunday after the orbiter's camera spotted it on the Lunar
surface.
An
Isro official said: "Unless and until everything is intact
(lander), it's very difficult (to re-establish contact). Chances are
less. Only if it had soft-landing, and if all systems functioned,
then only communication can be restored. Things are bleak as of now."
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