Isro to launch Chandrayaan 2 on July 22

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Chandrayaan-2 launch, which was called off due to a technical snag on July 15, is now rescheduled at 2:43 pm on Monday.

 

 

The launch of Chandrayaan-2 was called off by Isro at the last moment on July 15. (Photo: Isro)

 

In a welcome news, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) today said it will launch the Chandrayaan-2 on July 22. Chandrayaan-2 is India's second Moon mission and aims to land a rover on the lunar surface. The mission was scheduled to be launched at 2:51 am on July 15, but had to be called off after Isro scientists detected some glitches at the last moment.

In a tweet today morning, Isro said it has rescheduled the launch of Chandrayaan-2.

 

"Chandrayaan-2 launch, which was called off due to a technical snag on July 15, is now rescheduled at 2:43 pm on Monday (July 22)," Isro said in a tweet.

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Chandrayaan-2 launch, which was called off due to a technical snag on July 15, 2019, is now rescheduled at 2:43 pm IST on Monday, July 22, 2019. #Chandrayaan2 #GSLVMkIII #ISRO

 

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Chandrayaan-2 is arguably the most sophisticated mission undertaken by Isro so far. If successful, Chandrayaan-2 will make India the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to soft land a rover on Moon. India aims to land its rover on the south polar region of Moon, also known as the dark side.

This mission will help India to broad its footprints in space exploration. Chandrayaan-2 will be launched onboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk-III, or GSLV Mk-III, rocket.

Chandrayaan-2 is an advanced version of the previous Chandrayaan-1 mission, which was launched in 2008 and confirmed the presence of water molecules on Moon.