ISRO celebrates Vikram Lander's second successful soft landing on the Moon, exceeds mission expectation

In an impressive display of precision and engineering, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently commanded the Vikram Lander to undertake a crucial maneuver. On Monday, ISRO announced the successful execution of this operation, which involved the Lander firing its engines to raise itself by approximately 40 cm and safely landing at a specific distance of 30 to 40 cm from its initial location on the lunar surface.

Taking to the social media platform X, ISRO proudly shared the achievement, stating, "Chandrayaan-3 Mission: Vikram soft-landed on Moon, again! Vikram Lander exceeded its mission objectives.

It successfully underwent a hop experiment. On command, it fired the engines, elevated itself by about 40 cm as expected and landed safely at a distance of 30 – 40 cm away."

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Vikram Lander exceeded its mission objectives. It successfully underwent a hop experiment.

On command, it fired the engines, elevated itself by about 40 cm as expected and landed safely at a distance of 30 – 40 cm away.… pic.twitter.com/T63t3MVUvI

— ISRO (@isro) September 4, 2023