The first lunar eclipse of 2020 is all set for Friday night (January 10) and the phenomenon can be seen from all corners of the nation.

After NASA's claims of locating Vikram lander on Moon, ISRO chief K Sivan has claimed that the Indian space agency had located the lander and had declared it on its website, news agency ANI reported.

Shanmuga Subramanian, a techie from Chennai who helped in locating the crashed Vikram lander on Moon, said that he spent many nights probing a picture of the impact site shared by NASA.

ISRO chief K Sivan attended IIT-Delhi 50th convocation ceremony on Saturday and said that his team is now looking forward to attempt Vikram lander's second landing on Moon's South Pole, after first could not be achieved successfully.

With the mission, India had aimed of creating history and become the fourth nation - after the United States, Russia and China – to soft land on the moon. It would also have made India the first country to complete a soft landing near the South Pole on its first attempt.

Ensuring that there are still hopes alive to establish a connection with Vikram lander, ISRO chief K Sivan told the national broadcaster that his team will continue to find a connection with the lander for next 14 days.

India lost its communication with the Moon-lander Vikram as it attempted landing on the south pole of the plant. It is not known if the Vikram has crashed or communication link got cut. Even in the worst case scenario, there will be a loss of only 5% to the Chandrayaan 2 mission as the orbitor is still orbiting.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday revealed that its moon lander Vikram has completed final de-orbital operation successfully. It has been scheduled for landing on September 7.

The second Lunar bound orbit manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully as planned, using the onboard propulsion system.

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Wednesday revealed that the India's Chandrayaan 2 successfully performed a critical manoeuvre that lasted about 20 minutes as it moved more close to the Moon.