[2][7] In July 2023, Chandrayaan-3 launched, carrying new versions of Vikram and Pragyan,[8] which successfully landed near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023.

[11][12] The rover moves on six wheels and is intended to traverse 500 m (1,600 ft) on the lunar surface at the rate of 1 cm (0.39 in) per second, performing on-site analysis and sending the data to its lander for relay back to the Earth.

Its power system has a solar-powered sleep and wake-up cycle, which could result in a longer operation time than planned.

[26] The lander Vikram, carrying Pragyan, separated from the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter on 7 September 2019 and was scheduled to land on the Moon at around 1:50 a.m. IST.

[29] Initial reports suggested a crash,[30][31] and were later confirmed by ISRO chairman K. Sivan, stating that the lander location had been found, and "it must had been a hard landing".