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Chandrayaan-2
Sign in to saveChandrayaan-2 (; from Sanskrit: , "Moon" and , "craft, vehicle") is the second lunar exploration mission developed by ISRO after Chandrayaan-1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, the Vikram lunar lander, and the Pragyan rover, all of which were developed in India. The main scientific objective is to map and study the variations in lunar surface composition, as well as the location and abundance of lunar water.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- Chandrayaan-2
- Spaceflight.image
- GSLV Mk III M1, Chandrayaan-2 - Vikram lander mounted on top of orbiter.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Vikram lander mounted on top of orbiter inside cleanroom.
- Spaceflight.operator
- ISRO
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2019-042A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 44441
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- Orbiter: ~ 7.5 years (planned); (elapsed) Vikram lander: ≤ 14 days (planned);0 days (landing failure) Pragyan rover: ≤ 14 days (planned);0 days (not deployed)
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- ISRO
- Spaceflight.launch_mass
- Combined (wet): Combined (dry): Orbiter (wet): Orbiter (dry): Vikram lander (wet): Vikram lander (dry): Pragyan rover:
- Spaceflight.insignia
- Chandrayaan 2 logo.jpg
- Spaceflight.insignia_size
- 200px
- Spaceflight.insignia_caption
- Mission Insignia
- Spaceflight.power
- Orbiter: 1000 wattsVikram lander: 650 watts Pragyan rover: 50 watts
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- 22 July 2019, 09:13:12 UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- LVM3 M1
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- ISRO
- Spaceflight.programme
- Chandrayaan programme
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Chandrayaan programme
- Has part
- Pragyan
- Country
- India
- Followed by
- Chandrayaan-3
- Follows
- Chandrayaan-1
- Parent body
- Moon
- Official website
- www.isro.gov.in/ISRO_HINDI/Chandrayaan_2.html
- Image
- Chandrayaan-2 lander and orbiter integrated module.jpg
- Significant event
- hard landing
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- destination point
- Moon
- Commons category
- Chandrayaan-2
- space launch vehicle
- Launch Vehicle Mark III
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2019-07-22
- launch contractor
- Indian Space Research Organisation
- apoapsis
- 100
- periapsis
- 100
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
25 sectionsContents
- History
- Objectives
- Design
- Orbiter
- ''Vikram'' lander
- ''Pragyan'' rover
- Telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C)
- Science payload
- Orbiter
- ''Vikram'' lander
- ''Pragyan'' rover
- Discoveries and results
- Mission profile
- Launch
- Geocentric phase
- Selenocentric phase
- Planned landing site
- Failed landing attempt
- Continuing mission
- Aftermath
- Scientists involved in the mission
- Reattempt
- See also
- References
- External links
Chandrayaan-2 (; from Sanskrit: , "Moon" and , "craft, vehicle") is the second lunar exploration mission developed by ISRO after Chandrayaan-1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, the Vikram lunar lander, and the Pragyan rover, all of which were developed in India. The main scientific objective is to map and study the variations in lunar surface composition, as well as the location and abundance of lunar water.
The spacecraft was launched from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh on 22 July 2019 at 09:13:12 UTC by a LVM3-M1 rocket. The craft reached lunar orbit on 20 August 2019. The Vikram lander attempted a lunar landing on 6 September 2019; the lander crashed due to a software error.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chandrayaan-2” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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