ISRO Prepares For Chandrayaan 3 
‘Sleep Mode’ 

ISRO Prepares For Chandrayaan 3 ‘Sleep Mode’ as Lunar Night Nears

[{"selector":"#anim-243524f7-03e9-4546-9809-00620bed8127","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-01c095d2-6f7e-4369-b0ee-ddec27a9aa69","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -411.55859%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] BY - srishti verma

[{"selector":"#anim-7a48d5d4-2d69-40bb-ae18-92de6a41e076","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9fdda7e3-239c-4f36-ae9e-bf5077a9dfa0","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dffbbf07-33e8-4020-8a32-102eeeda6cca [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(53.93750007269951%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Chandrayaan 3 mission is approaching the conclusion of its planned exploration period

[{"selector":"#anim-4983945c-f1ca-4f00-a344-dd8eaf26cf3d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e9477c8e-b46e-4493-9727-a2b7acd92f30","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d7dc3e7f-2593-4758-9a67-4941d5ea7e09 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(54.040219426321876%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Its time span was one lunar day equivalent to 14 Earth days

[{"selector":"#anim-e3aac416-5b74-4edc-93be-4a7818c90e84","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(106.59342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b1fa384-eb51-4f19-8d45-860ac7b67705","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4ca20e28-bc9e-4a02-90f4-83cd1f1c8601","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-242a7919-e633-47b3-b12b-8640b535e71f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(27.982663342785095%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] ISRO is now preparing to initiate a "sleep mode" operation for the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover

[{"selector":"#anim-8c02d02d-6eb6-4746-840a-56188cbf340a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.5934%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-43fb1fd3-2060-4501-af4e-decc0084c638","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df151fd1-d55d-4642-a508-2c62c7e7715f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dc416a0a-6242-431e-b515-895014eaad60 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(52.63586962098719%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Lunar night is nearing, during which temperatures are expected to plummet below -200 degrees Celsius

[{"selector":"#anim-145c800a-c56e-4b95-a734-845e55869927","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-4df0553e-b9a2-4831-9346-af86f6dddd94 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(15.877435629557644%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The Pragyan rover and Vikram rov er are still functional

[{"selector":"#anim-f1eb684a-9b5d-4906-99eb-e24e24ea5a2b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(106.59342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c3cdc675-9ec5-4444-9858-73dbfb2525c2","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6ce6594d-7593-4ad0-b0ed-4d1254fc1ae5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(25.0610282272986%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] ISRO: We are commencing the process of placing both of them into sleep mode

[{"selector":"#anim-3f3f9a13-5488-46c2-95a4-dd13ab9952d2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.5934%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-04ab9bb4-8793-48c9-96a9-de58bc7a248a","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5e9501f9-b5e7-4d56-b6d5-932656f2969d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(25.778328854092596%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] It will be done in the next one to two days as they need to tolerate the lunar night

[{"selector":"#anim-81646aca-2d0a-4cbc-aa80-8a9cd8133a0e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(106.59342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dce9eae7-8a65-4d04-85bf-b66c72e22613","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3ac90ee3-4043-4ee7-98eb-f48585055f52 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(44.72903480086805%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The rover has covered a distance of approximately 100 meters from the lander

[{"selector":"#anim-68d4a939-78da-4a34-bbdd-89d4d1f160b6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-dbc3570b-0f8c-4ab3-b2ee-b2d49a71fea7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.514648210040342%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Just today, on Saturday ISRO has launched another successful mission - Aditya L1 which is heading towards Sun’s orbit