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Watch: First Footage Of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter And Lander Being Readied In Bengaluru
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday (12 June) announced that Chandrayaan-2, India’s second mission to the moon, would be launched on 15 July, reports News18.
ISRO’s chairman K Sivan, while briefing the media on the launch of the moon mission, said that the launch of the GSLV MK-III, carrying the Chandrayaan-2 on board, would take place at 2.51am on 15 July.
ISRO also revealed the orbiter and lander of the Chandrayaan-2 mission today (12 June) at its Satellite Integration and Testing Establishment in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
According to the ISRO chief, the landing on the moon will take place on 6 or 7 September. The rover and Lander will have a life span of one lunar day that is equivalent to 14 earth Day life span.
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