Days after its scheduled launch was called off at the last moment due to a technical glitch, India’s second mission to the Moon — Chandrayaan-2 — is now confirmed to be launched on Monday, July 22.
As quoted by many media reports, an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) official confirmed stating that, “Chandrayaan-2 launch, which was put off due to a technical snag on July 15, 2019, is now rescheduled for 2:43 pm IST on Monday, July 22, 2019.”
The lift-off of the three-component spacecraft weighing 3,850 kg and comprising an orbiter, the lander and the rover will take place from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, off the coast of Andhra Pradesh.
The satellite is supposed to explore the uncharted lunar south pole, 11 years after ISRO’s successful first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1, which made more than 3,400 orbits around the moon and was operational for 312 days till August 29, 2009. It will take 54 days to accomplish the task of landing on the moon through meticulously planned orbital phases.