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Chandrayaan 2 launch: ISRO successfully injects rocket into orbit, moon landing scheduled for 7 September

FP Staff • July 24, 2019, 14:46:57 IST
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Chandrayaan 2 is India’s second moon mission that will attempt a soft landing on the moon in 47 days.

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Chandrayaan 2 launch: ISRO successfully injects rocket into orbit, moon landing scheduled for 7 September

[caption id=“attachment_7038871” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]India on Monday successfully launched its second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 from its most powerful rocket with a plan to land the rover on September 7 in the unexplored lunar south pole, exactly a week after the liftoff was aborted due to a technical snag. ISRO On Monday afternoon, India successfully launched its second moon mission Chandrayaan 2 onboard its most powerful rocket, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-MkIII-M1). They plan to land a rover and lander on the moon, on 7 September, to explore the lunar south pole. ISRO[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7038901” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] ![Carrying a ](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/isro-5-1.jpg) Carrying a “billion dreams” in a giant leap for the country, Chandrayaan 2 is an ambitious low-cost space programme and is the most complex and prestigious mission undertaken by ISRO. ISRO[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7038931” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] ![Sivan, who announced the success of the mission, was addressing the scientists shortly after the towering geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle GSLV-MkIII-M1, dubbed as 'Baahubali', lifted-off from the second launchpad at the spaceport into cloudy skies at 2.43 pm and successfully placed the 3,850-kg Chandrayaan-2 into the earth orbit about 16 minutes later. Reuters](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/RTX70JU0-1.jpg) The GSLV-MkIII-M1, dubbed ‘Baahubali’, lifted-off from the second launch pad at the spaceport into cloudy skies at 2.43 pm and successfully placed the 3,850-kg Chandrayaan 2 into the Earth’s orbit around 16 minutes later. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7039601” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] ![After the Chandrayaan 2 composite module successfully separates from the GSLV Mk-III rocket, the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network at Bengaluru successfully took control of the spacecraft. DD](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/youtu.be-6f_HxuVHfrw-11-1.jpg) After the Chandrayaan 2 composite module successfully separated from the GSLV Mk-III rocket, the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network at Bengaluru took control of the spacecraft. DD[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7040261” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]The Rs 978-crore unmanned mission also brought woman power to the fore as it was helmed by two woman scientists of the ISRO — Ritu Karidhal and M Vanitha, the Mission and Project directors respectively. DD The Rs 978-crore unmanned mission also brought woman power to the fore as it was helmed by two woman scientists of the ISRO — Ritu Karidhal and M Vanitha, the Mission and Project directors respectively. DD[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7039581” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] “It is the beginning of a historical journey of India towards the moon,” ISRO Chairman K Sivan said at a press conference. ScreenGrab from YouTube[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7039031” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] ![ Immediately after Chandrayaan-2's separation from the rocket, the solar array of the spacecraft automatically got deployed and the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network at Bengaluru successfully took control of the spacecraft, the ISRO said in a statement. ISRO](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ISRO-1.jpg) ISRO is aiming for a soft landing of the lander in the South Pole region of the moon where no country has gone so far. If all goes well, India will be a part of the three countries to have landed on the moon — the US, China and Soviet Russia. ISRO[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7039121” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] ![From here onwards, the mission will undergo a series of manoeuvres by scientists to carry out different phases of the mission over the next 48 days. Reuters](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/RTX70JN6-1.jpg) From here onwards, the mission will undergo a series of orbit-raising manoeuvres to carry out different phases of the mission over the next 48 days. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7039611” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] ![Scientists led by Sivan watched the launch sequence in rapt attention and broke into applause after every key stage of the rocket's flight which progressed precisely as programmed. Screengrab from DD](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screengrab-1.jpg) Scientists led by Sivan watched the launch sequence in rapt attention and broke into applause after every key stage of the rocket’s flight which progressed precisely as programmed. Screengrab from DD[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7039051” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] ![Anxiety gave way to unbridled joy for thousands of space enthusiasts gathered here after the successful launch. The 7,500 seat gallery set up by the ISRO to witness the rocket launch, a few kilometers away from the second launch pad, was full with those registering last week for the July 15 launch, rebooking their seats. PTI](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/PTI7_22_2019_000081B-1.jpg) Anxiety gave way to unbridled joy for thousands of space enthusiasts gathered at the 7,500 seat gallery set by ISRO to watch the launch. The gallery was set up by the ISRO to witness the rocket launch, was full, with those registering last week for the 15 July launch, rebooking their seats. PTI[/caption]

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