India loses communication with lunar lander 2.1 km away from Moon

The sreenshot taken on Sept. 7, 2019 shows staff members working at a control room for the landing of Chandrayaan-2's Lander Vikram on the moon surface in Bangalore, India. India's second Moon mission, Chandrayaan-2's Lander Vikram, lost communication with the ground station at an altitude of 2.1 kilometers from the Lunar surface, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K. Sivan on Saturday. Vikram was scheduled to land on the moon surface at around 01:55 a.m. (Indian Standard Time). (Str/Xinhua)