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Pragyan rover has done what it was expected to do: ISRO chief

Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) S. Somanath on Thursday said the Pragyan rover of its moon mission Chandrayaan-3 has done what it was expected to do, and it would not be a problem even if it fails to `wake up' from the current sleep mode.

The national space agency is now gearing up for XPoSat or X-ray Polarimeter Satellite launch which may take place in November or December, he said at a press conference here after visiting the famous Somnath temple in Gir Somnath district of Gujarat.

On the status of Pragyan, currently in sleep mode on the moon, the ISRO chief said it will wake up if its electronic circuits have not been damaged due to the extreme weather on the moon as the temperature dipped nearly 200 degrees Celsius below zero.

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