Live: ISRO rocket with Chandrayaan 2 lifts off from Sriharikota
GSLVMkIII carrying Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft. (Picture courtesy: Twitter.com/ISRO) Photograph: (X)
<p>The Indian Space Research Organisation is counting down to the launch of India's second mission to the Moon. Chandrayaan-2 is scheduled for launch just at 2.43 pm today from the country's spaceport at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.</p> <p> </p>Key Updates
22 Jul 2019, 8:26 (IST)
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Sivan said that the Chandrayaan-2 will perform 15 crucial manoeuvres in the days to come. Sivan said that all the preparatory works regarding the launch have been completed and technical snags that developed in the first attempt have been rectified.ISRO is keeping update on the launch.
22 Jul 2019, 6:57 (IST)
The Rs 978-crore Chandrayaan-2 Project will launch India into a club of nations that have successfully landed spacecraft on the moon—the US, Russia and China.
Besides gaining a spot in an elite club, India will make significant findings about the origin of the moon, its elemental composition, and more importantly, validate initial findings of the Chandrayaan I about the presence of water on the moon.
22 Jul 2019, 6:42 (IST)
Chandrayaan-2 to perform 15 maneuvers, countdown for the launch begins
The countdown for the launch of Chandrayaan-2, India's second lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaan-1, begins Sunday evening.