Vikram lander separates successfully from Chandrayaan2 at 1:15 PM now: On the auspicious day of Vinayaga Chathurthi, Vikram the moon lander was successfully separated from Chandrayaan2 at precisely 1:15 PM. ISRO officials confirmed the same and said that on September 7th at 1:55 AM it will touch the southern pole of the moon for the first time.
ISRO successful in separating "Vikram" from Chandrayaan2: ISRO confirms the successful separation of "Vikram," the lander from the Chandrayaan2 space orbiter at 1: 15 PM. Now, it will carry out two deorbit manoeuvres in the next five days until September 7th. Precisely at 1:55 AM on 7th, the historic landing of Vikram on the south pole of the moon for the first time will happen.
Once it successfully lands there, its rover called 'Pragyan" will roll out from it, to carry out tests on the southern pole lunar soil for the first time in history. It will detect the presence of water and other minerals there.