Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today said that its Chandrayaan 2 mission will be launched in July this year between July 9and 16 window and the landing of its rover on the Moon is expected to happen on September 6, 2019.
In a press release issued here today ISRO said Chandrayaan-2, India’s second lunar mission, will have three modules -- the Orbiter, Lander (Vikram) & Rover (Pragyan). The Orbiter and Lander modules will be interfaced mechanically and stacked together as an integrated module and accommodated inside the GSLV MK-III launch vehicle. The Rover is housed inside the Lander.
After launch into earth bound orbit by GSLV MK-III, the integrated module will reach Moon orbit using Orbiter propulsion module. Subsequently, Lander will separate from the Orbiter and soft land at the predetermined site close to lunar South Pole. Further, the Rover will roll out for carrying out scientific experiments on the lunar surface.
Instruments are also mounted on Lander and Orbiter for carrying out scientific experiments. All the modules are getting ready for Chandrayaan-2 launch during the window of July 09, to July 16, 2019, with an expected Moon landing on September 06, 2019, the ISRO statement said.
