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K Sivan: Found the location of Lander Vikram
Updated On: 08 September, 2019 12:00 AM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
The lander Vikram was to land on the moon-s surface at 1.55 am on September 7. It had been descending for 12 minutes. Three minutes before that, it lost contact with Earth

This screen grab taken from a live webcast by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on August 6, 2019 shows Vikram Lander before it is supposed to land on the Moon. - Chandrayaan-2 space exploration mission consisting of a lunar orbiter, a lander name
Bengaluru Karnataka: Chairperson of Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO, K Sivan on Sunday said that they has found the location of Lander Vikram, with which, the space agency lost communication moments before it was scheduled to make a soft-landing on the South Pole region of the moon. The orbiter has clicked a thermal image of the Lander. "We have found the location of Lander Vikram on lunar surface and orbiter has clicked a thermal image of Lander," K Sivan told news agency ANI over the phone.
However, the ISRO chief added that no communication has been established with the Lander yet. "We are trying to establish contact. It will be communicated soon," he added. He also maintained that it will be "premature to say anything. We are trying to establish contact with Vikram lander."

