Chandrayaan 2's technical malfunction improved, may launch this month
Chandrayaan 2's technical malfunction improved, may launch this month
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India's second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, was not launched on July 15 due to technical failure. Now, ISRO has fixed the fault and is preparing for the launch of the mission by the end of July. The Chandrayaan-2, the GSLV Mk-III rocket, was to be launched on July 15, 2.51AM. However, it was stopped 56 minutes and 24 seconds ago. Let us know the full details

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According to Guruprasad, associate director, ISRO, the launch vehicle system saw some technical snags before launch. So, as a precautionary measure, the launch of Chandrayaan-2 was stopped. It was not possible to fix and launch the malfunction at the same time. For this reason, the launch was postponed to the new variant. ISRO's first successful Lunar Mission- Chandrayaan will circle Chandrayaan-2 South Pole after 1. Chandrayaan-1 orbits more than 3400 around the moon. It was in operation for 312 days until August 29, 2009. Chandrayaan-2 of Rs 978 crore will take 54 days to reach the moon. It is being described as the toughest and most prestigious mission by the ISRO.

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Your information was to be disclosed that Chandrayaan 2 was approved on September 18, 2008. Nearly 8 years later, the test for the mission was launched in 2016. ISRO made the announcement about the launch of Chandrayaan 2 in May this year. The time line was set from July 9 to July 16. The key to this mission is that it will have an orbiter, a lander (named Vikram) and a rover (named Pragnya). The main objective of this mission would be to make soft landing on the moon and study its surface.

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