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Pragyan

Pragyan was launched on July 14, 2023 aboard a LVM3 from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: landed attached to another object (Aug 23, 2023).

COSPAR 2023-098GCAT D01127India

Identity

Name in GCAT
Pragyan
Payload designation
Chandrayaan-3 Rover
International designator
2023-098
GCAT identifier
D01127

Mission

Mission type
—
Owner
ISRO
Country
India
Builder
ISRO Satellite Center
Platform (bus)
CH2R

Launch

Date
July 14, 2023 · 09:05 UTC
Launch record
2023-098Success
Rocket
LVM3
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad SLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
PCO
Status
Landed attached to another object
Status date
August 23, 2023

Size

Mass
26 kg
Dry mass
26 kg

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D01127
Final central body
Luna
Phase start
August 4, 2023
Phase outcome
Landed attached to another object · August 23, 2023

Flight phases

FromCentral bodyEndedOutcomeNext
Aug 1, 2023EarthAug 4, 2023Escaped to another body, attachedLuna
Aug 23, 2023LunaAug 24, 2023Deployed—
Aug 24, 2023LunaSep 4, 2023Stopped transmitting on the surface—

Landings and impacts

WorldTypeResultTouchdownSiteCoordinates
LunaRoverLanded and operatedAug 23, 2023—-69.37, 32.32

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).