On Saturday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) delivered exciting news concerning the Pragyan rover aboard Chandrayaan-3. They announced that the rover had successfully completed its tasks on the Moon’s surface and had now entered a secure sleep mode. ISRO also stated that the solar panel had been adjusted to harness the incoming sunlight during the anticipated sunrise on September 22, 2023.
ISRO shared this update on their communication platform (formerly known as Twitter), saying, “The Rover has finished its assigned tasks, and it is now safely in Sleep mode with its APXS and LIBS payloads deactivated. Data is being transmitted through the Lander to Earth. The battery is fully charged, and we eagerly await its reawakening for the next set of tasks. Otherwise, it will remain India’s lunar ambassador.”
This development coincided with ISRO’s successful launch of its inaugural solar mission, Aditya L1, from the Sriharikota spaceport on the same day.