ISRO chief confirms communication lost with Vikram lander

The Indian Space Research Organisation chief K Sivan has confirmed that contact with Chandrayaan-2's lander has been lost.

The Isro chief said that the lander Vikram was descending on to the lunar surface as planned and that until 2.1 kilometres above the lunar surface, its performance was normal.

But them, "lander to ground station was lost," Sivan said. "Data is being analysed.'