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Vikram
Lunar lander of Chandrayaan-3. Vikram was launched on July 14, 2023 aboard a LVM3 from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: left for deep space attached to another object (Aug 1, 2023).
COSPAR 2023-098ANORAD 57320India
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Chandrayaan-3
- Common name
- Vikram
- Payload designation
- Chandrayaan-3 Lander
- International designator
- 2023-098A
- NORAD catalog number
- 57320
- GCAT identifier
- S57320
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/1198
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Chandrayaan
- Owner
- ISRO
- Country
- India
- Builder
- ISRO Satellite Center
- Platform (bus)
- CH2L
Launch
- Date
- July 14, 2023 · 09:05 UTC
- Launch record
- 2023-098Success
- Rocket
- LVM3
- Spaceport
- Sriharikota · pad SLP
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GTO
- Perigee
- 138 km
- Apogee
- 36,305 km
- Inclination
- 21.30°
- Status
- Left for deep space attached to another object
- Status date
- August 1, 2023
- Last known active
- Jul 14, 2023
- End of operations
- Sep 4, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 1,724 kg
- Dry mass
- 600 kg
- Length
- 2.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 5.0 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D01126
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- August 4, 2023
- Phase outcome
- Released · August 17, 2023
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2023 | Earth | Aug 4, 2023 | Escaped to another body, attached | Luna |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Luna | Aug 23, 2023 | Landed | 32.32E 69.37S |
| Aug 23, 2023 | Luna | Sep 4, 2023 | Stopped transmitting on the surface | — |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | Lander (powered landing) | Landed and operated | Aug 23, 2023 | Statio Shiv Shakti | -69.37, 32.32 |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q121655583 (CC0).