Setback to moon mission as a link with lander lost just 2 km off
In a last stage snag, communications between India”s moon lander Vikram and the orbiter got snapped as the former was only 2.1 km away from its designated landing spot on the moon”s South Pole early on Saturday, throwing suspense over the fate of Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan-2 mission.
Announcing loss of the communication link, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K. Sivan said that the performance of the lander was as per the plan till it was at an altitude of 2.1 km from the moon surface.
The communication link got snapped after that, he added.
