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Chandrayaan-2
Lunar Exploration
Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO)Government
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
LOorbit
Chandrayaan-2 is India's second mission to the Moon. It consists of an orbiter, lander and rover. After reaching the 100 km lunar orbit, the lander housing the rover will separate from the orbiter. After a controlled descent, the lander will perform a soft landing on the lunar surface at a specified site and deploy the rover. Six-wheeled rover weighs around 20 kg and will operate on solar power. It will move around the landing site, performing lunar surface chemical analysis and relaying data back to Earth through the orbiter. The lander will be collecting data on Moon-quakes, thermal properties of the lunar surface, the density and variation of lunar surface plasma. The orbiter will be mapping lunar surface. Altogether, Chandrayaan-2 mission will collect scientific information on lunar topography, mineralogy, elemental abundance, lunar exosphere and signatures of hydroxyl and water-ice.
Monday, July 22, 2019 at 9:13 AM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,867
ISRO Mission
#69
Pad Launch
#19
Location Launch
#73
Designator
2019-042
Launch Window
NET
Jul 22, 2019, 9:13 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) Specs
The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3), previously called Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III), is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is designed to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, and is intended as a launch vehicle for crewed missions under the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.
Length
43.4 m
Diameter
4 m
Launch Mass
629 t
Thrust
11,898 kN
LEO Capacity
10,000 kg
GTO Capacity
5,000 kg
Launch Cost
$46M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2014
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 21d
Total Launches
9
Successful
9
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
9
Maiden flight: Dec 18, 2014
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
The second launch pad was built between 1999 and 2003. It became functional in 2005 and has since been used for various rockets. This launch pad supports missions by PSLV, GSLV, LVM3 rockets and is even envisioned for India's future crewed spaceflight.
Total Launches
32
Orbital Attempts
31
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 1d
Indian Space Research Organization
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore. Its vision is to "harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration."
Founded
1969
Administrator
Chairman: V. Narayanan
Total Launches
99
Successful
84
Failed
15
Pending
17
Consecutive Success
0
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre – SDSC (formerly Sriharikota Range – SHAR),[1] is the primary spaceport of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata
Local Launch Time
Jul 22, 2019, 2:43 PM
Total Launches
103
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
13.7200, 80.2300