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Vikram lander located on Lunar surface, says ISRO chief

ISRO chairman K Sivan

Bengaluru: The Chandrayaan-2s Vikram module has been located on the Lunar surface and it must have been a hard-landing, ISRO chairman K Sivan said Sunday.

"Yes, we have located the lander on the Lunar surface.

It must have been a hard-landing," Sivan said.

Asked if the lander was 'damaged' during the 'hard-landing,' he said, "That we do not know." Sivan said efforts to establish contact with the lander were continuing.

India's mission to soft-land on moon suffered a setback during the wee hours on Saturday, with Chandrayaan-2's 'Vikram' module losing communication with ground stations, just 2.1 km from the lunar surface during its final descent.(PTI)

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