All was going well till the last two minutes of the powered descent, when tense moments gripped the Mission Control Room.According to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the Lander Vikram was very close to the landing site at the 13th minute, when it was supposed to begin the last phase of the touchdown. It had reduced its initial velocity of 1.6km/sec to half within the first 7 minutes and had come down to an altitude of 7kms. The first two phase of the lunar descent went as planned.

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Communication lost with Vikram Lander at 2.1 km from Lunar surface. At 2:18 am ISRO Chairman, Dr Sivan said, "The powered descent was going as planned till it was just 2.1 kms above the lunar surface. Subsequently, the communication with the Lander was lost. The data is being analyzed."