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Watch: Full Video Footage Of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 GSLV Mark-III Rocket Lifting Off From Sriharikota
Swarajya Staff
Jul 22, 2019, 03:11 PM | Updated 03:11 PM IST
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The ISRO at sharp 2.43 PM on Monday (22 July) successfully launched the mighty GSLV Mark-III rocket carrying the Chandrayaan-2 lunar probe
Here is the full video from right before lift-off till the time the Baahubali rocket disappeared above the clouds.
Chandrayaan-2 Launch a success! View of liftoff from Sriharikota pic.twitter.com/mctFYhvN7g
— Hemant (@bija_hem) July 22, 2019
As per latest updates, all the flight parameters are normal. The S200 solid rocket boosters, the twin engine L110 and CE-20 cryogenic engines were successfully fired-up and disengaged.
The main Chandrayaan-2 lunar module has now been placed into the earth’s geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). The lander, named Vikram, and the rover named Pragyan is expected to touch down on the lunar surface after 48 days.
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