In a key event of India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2, lander 'Vikram' was separated from the orbiter on Monday, five days ahead of its planned lunar touchdown, space agency ISRO announced.
The separation of Vikram, which is set for soft landing on September 7 on the lunar surface along with rover 'Pragyan', was carried out at 1.15 pm and all systems of Chandrayaan-2 orbiter and the lander were healthy, it said.
The separation was carried out successfully, an official of the city-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation said.
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