Mission Chandrayaan 2

About the Mission Chandrayaan 2 :-

Chandrayaan-2 is India's second lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaan-1. Developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, the mission was launched from Sriharikota Space Center on 22 July 2019 to the Moon by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III.

It is a follow-up mission from the Chandrayaan-1 missionthat assisted in confirming the presence of water/hydroxyl on the moon in 2009. Chandrayaan-2 will launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, aboard a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket.

Purpose of  Mission Chandrayaan 2 :-

Chandrayaan 2 is an Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) mission comprising an orbiter and a soft lander carrying a rover, scheduled to launch to the Moon in July 2019. The primary objective of Chandrayaan-2 is to demonstrate the ability to soft-land on the lunar surface and operate a robotic rover on the surface.

Launch date: 14 July 2019 (planned) Trending

Orbital insertion: September 6, 2019 (planned)

Power: Orbiter: 1 kW Vikram lander: 650 W Pragyan rover: 50 W

Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Rocket: Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III

Manufacturer: Indian Space Research Organisation

                                      Jai Hind