Pragyan (Chandrayaan-2)
Pragyan mounted on the ramp of Vikram lander | |
| Mission type | Lunar rover |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| Mission duration | 0 days (landing failure) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | ISRO |
| Landing mass | 27 kg (60 lb) |
| Dimensions | 0.9 m × 0.75 m × 0.85 m (3.0 ft × 2.5 ft × 2.8 ft) |
| Power | 50 W from solar panels |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 July 2019 14:43:12 IST (09:13:12 UTC) |
| Rocket | LVM3 M1, LVM3 M4 |
| Launch site | SDSC Second launch pad |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| Deployed from | Vikram |
| Deployment date | 7 September 2019 (intended, never deployed from destroyed lander) |
| Lunar rover | |
| Landing date | 6 September 2019, 20:00–21:00 UTC |
| Landing site | Attempted: 70.90267°S 22.78110°E (Intended) Crash landing at least 500m away from planned site. (Actual) |
| Distance driven | 500 m (1,600 ft) (intended) |
Pragyan (from Sanskrit: prajñāna, lit. 'wisdom') is a lunar rover that forms part of Chandrayaan-2, a lunar mission developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The rover was launched as part of Chandrayaan-2 on 22 July 2019 and was destroyed with its lander, Vikram, when it crashed on the Moon on 6 September 2019.
In July 2023, Chandrayaan-3 launched, carrying new versions of Vikram and Pragyan, which successfully landed near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023.