Chandrayaan 2: Lander Vikram, rover Pragyaan successfully separate from orbiter

Chandrayaan 2's lander Vikram and lunar rover Pragyaan separated from the lunar orbiter on Monday, just six days before making a historic landing on the moon.

The separation took place at 1:15 pm Monday afternoon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said. Vikram is now in an orbit of 119 kms x 127 kms around the Moon -- while on this orbit, the closest Vikram will come to the lunar surface will be 119 kilometres while the farthest it will be is 127 kilometres.