TNI Bureau: Chandrayaan-2, India’s indigenous second moon mission, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota at 2.43 PM in Andhra Pradesh today.
The Rs 978-crore mission launched on the most powerful rocket of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) rocket – nicknamed as Bahubali.
The Chandrayaan-2 was scheduled to be launched on July 15. However, less than an hour before the launch, the mission was called off after a technical snag was detected.
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India’s second moon mission’s success will make India the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to pull off a soft landing on the moon.
ISRO Chairman K Sivan told they were “doubly confident” about Chandrayaan 2 launch this time. This is the 73rd launch mission from Sriharikota Space Centre.
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