Chandrayaan-2, India’s indigenous moon mission was launched on Monday at 2.43 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.
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It was launched atop a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) MkIII, India’s most powerful rocket and will carry an orbiter, a lander called ‘Vikram’ and a rover called ‘Pragyan’, which has been almost entirely designed and made in India.
For the first time, Chandrayaan-2 aims to explore the dark side of the Moon after landing on its south polar region.
Sriharikota: Indian Space Research Organisation Chief K Sivan and other scientists celebrate after GSLVMkIII-M1 successfully injects #Chandrayaan2 spacecraft into earth orbit @isro #ISRO #GSLVMkIII #MoonMission2
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ISRO chief K Sivan said, “I’m extremely happy to announce that the GSLVMkIII-M1 successfully injected Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft into Earth Orbit. It is the beginning of a historic journey of India towards moon & to land at a place near South Pole to carry out scientific experiments.”
“After that technical snag we had, we fixed it & now ISRO has bounced back with flying colours,” he added.
ISRO Chief K Sivan: I’m extremely happy to announce that the #GSLVMkIII-M1 successfully injected #Chandrayaan2 spacecraft into Earth Orbit. It is the beginning of a historic journey of India towards moon & to land at a place near South Pole to carry out scientific experiments. pic.twitter.com/vgNXVNOcSr
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India is said to become the first country to aspire to explore this side of the Moon, if the mission achieves its desired goal then it will help India and the World broaden the horizons of human knowledge.
Chandrayaan-1 was the first Indian lunar probe. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008 and operated until August 2009. The mission included a lunar orbiter and an impactor.
Chandrayaan-2 is an advanced version of the previous Chandrayaan-1 mission.
The Moon’s South Pole is a fascinating area to explore because no other country has sent a mission here before, and it is this region on the moon that remains in shadow.
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There is a possibility of the presence of water in permanently shadowed areas around it. In addition to that, the South Pole region has craters that are cold traps and contain a fossil record of the early solar system.
India’s vision in sending the Chandrayaan-2 mission to space is in a desire to create a larger area of the nation’s footprints in space and to inspire a future generation of scientists, engineers, and explorers.