Pragyan (Chandrayaan-2)

Pragyan
Pragyan mounted on the ramp of Vikram lander
Mission typeLunar rover
OperatorISRO
Mission duration0 days (landing failure)
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerISRO
Landing mass27 kg (60 lb)
Dimensions0.9 m × 0.75 m × 0.85 m (3.0 ft × 2.5 ft × 2.8 ft)
Power50 W from solar panels
Start of mission
Launch date22 July 2019 (2019-07-22) 14:43:12 IST (09:13:12 UTC)
RocketLVM3 M1, LVM3 M4
Launch siteSDSC Second launch pad
ContractorISRO
Deployed fromVikram
Deployment date7 September 2019 (intended, never deployed from destroyed lander)
Lunar rover
Landing date6 September 2019, 20:00–21:00 UTC
Landing siteAttempted: 70.90267°S 22.78110°E (Intended)
Crash landing at least 500m away from planned site. (Actual)
Distance driven500 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.