The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is going to launch the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, Mark III rocket (GSLV MK III,) named Chandrayaan 2, on the 22nd of July.
Initially, Chandrayaan 2 was scheduled to launch on the 15th of July, however, due to a technical glitch, the launch was postponed 56 minutes and 24 seconds minutes before liftoff.
The ISRO team said, “The problem was serious, but simple to resolve. Luckily, we caught the problem. Alertness, prayers and the good wishes of one billion Indians helped avert the mission’s total failure (sic.)”
The launch will take place at 2:43 P.M., on the 22nd of July, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
The ISRO took to Twitter and announced the rescheduled launch of Chandrayaan 2.
This is the second launch of the ISRO with the name Chandrayaan. In October 2008, India launched Chandrayaan 1, with the use of its Light Rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV.)
The Chandrayaan is the most complex project undertaken by India, which is worth Rs. 1,000 crores.
The launch is said to be one of the most important launches by India, which will make India the 4th country in the world to launch a space mission to land on the Moon. The other three countries are the United States of America (U.S.A.,) Russia and China.
Stay tuned for further updates.
