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Chandrayaan-2: No communication with Vikram lander yet, says Isro

Isro Chairman K Sivan earlier said that the space agency would try to restore link with the lander for 14 days, and reiterated the resolve on Sept 8 after the orbiter spotted it on the lunar surface

Last location of the Vikram Rover
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Last location of the Vikram Rover

T E Narasimhan Chennai
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said that it was yet to establish any communication with Chandrayaan-2's lander, Vikram. On September 7, minutes before landing, Vikram, which was carrying a rover, Pragyan, went out of contact during its final descent, when it was just 2.1 km above the lunar surface. 

"Vikram Lander has been located by the orbiter of Chandrayaan 2, but no communication with it yet. All possible efforts are being made to establish communication with lander," said Isro. 

While reports claim that the Vikram lander lies on the lunar surface as a single piece, unbroken, and it is