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Vikram
Vikram was launched on July 22, 2019 aboard a LVM3 from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: released (Sep 2, 2019).
COSPAR 2019-042GCAT D00185India
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Vikram
- Payload designation
- Chandrayaan-2 Lander
- International designator
- 2019-042
- GCAT identifier
- D00185
Mission
- Mission type
- —
- Owner
- ISRO
- Country
- India
- Builder
- ISRO Satellite Center
- Platform (bus)
- CH2L
Launch
- Date
- July 22, 2019 · 09:13 UTC
- Launch record
- 2019-042Success
- Rocket
- LVM3
- Spaceport
- Sriharikota · pad SLP
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- PCO
- Status
- Released
- Status date
- September 2, 2019
Size
- Mass
- 1,444 kg
- Dry mass
- 599 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,471 kg
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00185
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- August 19, 2019
- Phase outcome
- Released · September 2, 2019
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2019 | Earth | Aug 19, 2019 | Escaped to another body, attached | Luna |
| Sep 2, 2019 | Luna | Sep 6, 2019 | Deorbited | Luna |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | Lander (powered landing) | Targeted impact | Sep 6, 2019 | — | -70.88, 22.78 |
| Luna | Rover | Targeted impact | Sep 6, 2019 | — | -70.88, 22.78 |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).