ISRO says India will launch second mission for moon Chandrayaan-2 in July
Chandrayaan-2 in July |
New Delhi: After being postponed several times in the last one year, the second mission of India - Chandrayaan 2 is now launching in July.
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) had planned to launch the mission in April last year, confirmed that all modules in the mission will be ready in the next two months.
"All the modules are being prepared for the launch of Chandrayaan-II during the window from July 9 to July 16," the Space Agency said in a statement on Wednesday.
It will be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Mission landed on the Moon's South Pole, which was not discovered by any country long ago. The landing of the craft near the moon pole will be historically important because it gives ISRO an opportunity to name the place on the Moon.
Its previous window to launch was April, though it was pushed forward. ISRO President Dr. Siwan, attributed the delay in reconstruction of the Lander part and delay in further testing.
Describing the mission, the agency said that there will be three modules in which the orbiter, lander name is Vikram and Rover named Pragyan, which has been developed by India.
The orbiter and lander module will be mechanically interfered and stacked together as an integrated module. It will be adjusted within the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launcher (GSLV) MK-III, which is equipped to carry three satellite satellites into orbit. The rover is placed inside the lender.
After launching in Earth-bound Orbit, the integrated module will reach the orbit of the Moon using the orbiter propulsion module. The lander will then be different from the orbiter and the soft land at the predetermined location of the South Pole.
Unlike the first moon mission in October 2008, which was launched using PSLV engineering and in which only the moon was orbited, Chandrayaan 2 would try to soften the lunar surface.
The rotating rover will roll out to perform scientific experiments on the moon surface. Equipment has also been installed on lander and orbiter for scientific experimentation. The data will be dependent on the earth.
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