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Chandrayaan-2 Begins Journey From ISRO Satellite Centre, Bengaluru To Sriharikota As India Returns To Moon

Swarajya StaffJun 19, 2019, 01:11 PM | Updated 01:11 PM IST
Chandryaan-2 flagged off from ISRO satellite center in Bengaluru. (image via @pallavabagla/Twitter) 

Chandryaan-2 flagged off from ISRO satellite center in Bengaluru. (image via @pallavabagla/Twitter) 



The Chandryaan-2 mission comprises of three main modules, the Orbiter, Lander (Vikram), and the Rover (Pragyan). The lunar craft will also be carrying a passive experimental instrument of NASA, which will be used by the US space agency to accurately calculate the distance between Moon and Earth.


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