However, lander Vikram missed the primary landing site and went for the second. The visuals went missing henceforth. According to Isro chief K Sivan, communication from Vikram lander was lost and data is still being analysed. If India does succeed, it will be the fourth country to land on the moon, after the erstwhile USSR, US and China, to cement its place among the world s space-faring nations. India s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV MkIII-M1 had successfully launched the 3,840-kg Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft into the earth s orbit on July 22. Chandrayaan-2 satellite had begun its journey towards the moon leaving the earth s orbit in the dark hours on August 14, after a crucial maneuver called Trans Lunar Insertion (TLI) that was carried out by Isro to place the spacecraft on Lunar Transfer Trajectory .