Chandrayaan-3 / After a long night, sunrise is about to happen, Vikram and Pragyan are about to wake up on the moon.

Chandrayaan-3: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is preparing to re-establish communication with its Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander and Pragyan rover as sunrise is set to occur on the moon after 14 days from Wednesday. Mission Chandrayaan-3's lander Vikram and Pragyan rover are currently present on the south pole of the Moon. The pair of Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover have been in sleep mode for the last 15 days, but they are expected to become active again as soon as the sunlight reaches the South Pole i.e. Shiv Shakti Point. ISRO had already said that both will get charged as soon as they receive sunlight and will come into active mode. ISRO tweeted that sunrise has occurred at the Chandrayaan-3 landing site in the southern polar region of the Moon and they are waiting for the batteries to recharge. ISRO officials said they hoped to re-establish communication with Vikram and Pragyan.

ISRO tweeted

Sunrise is expected to have occurred at the Shiv Shakti point today and soon Vikram and Pragyan will be receiving usable amounts of sunlight!☀️⚡️#ISRO will now wait for them to heat up above a certain temperature before beginning attempts to re-establish communications with… pic.twitter.com/FSwGL8PK8M

— ISRO Spaceflight (@ISROSpaceflight) September 20, 2023

Today sunrise is expected at Shiv Shakti Bindu and soon Vikram and Pragyan will get useful amount of sunlight!

#ISRO will now wait for them to warm above a certain temperature before starting efforts to re-establish communication with them on September 22.

Waiting for 22nd September

Sunrise once again is a crucial moment for the #Chandrayaan3 mission as it will provide the heat required for the lander and rover to function. ISRO has said that they will wait for the temperature to rise above a certain level before starting the communication effort on September 22. Chandrayaan-3 mission, launched on July 14, 2023, has already achieved significant achievements. This made India the fourth country to successfully land on the Moon and the first to do so near the Moon's south pole. The primary objective of the mission is to explore the south pole region of the Moon, which is believed to contain substantial amounts of frozen water.

Till now Vikram and Pragyan have achieved many achievements

Vikram lander and Pragyan rover have been conducting various experiments since their landing on August 23. They have measured the electron density in the Moon's ionosphere and taken readings of the Moon's surface temperature. Pragyaan rover also captured the first image of Vikram lander on the lunar surface. However, their operations stopped after nightfall on the Moon because the batteries of both solar-powered vehicles were not powerful enough to keep their systems running in the absence of sunlight. With dawn breaking on the Moon, ISRO hopes the mission can resume its unprecedented exploration if the two's components are capable of surviving the 14-day cold lunar night.

Successful reconnection with Vikram and Pragyan will be another achievement for ISRO, demonstrating its flexibility and technical prowess in the field of space exploration. As the world watches, the sunrise over Shiva Shakti Bindu could mark the beginning of a new chapter in lunar exploration.