India has successfully launched its second moon
mission a week after the scheduled blast due to technical issue.
Chandrayaan-2 was launched at 14:43 local time
(09:13 GMT) from Sriharikota Space Center.
The three-phase GSLV Mk-III rocket successfully
entered all three stages and immediately after launch, Chandrayaan-2 entered
the lower orbit of the earth.
Chandrayaan-2 was originally launched a week after
being set to leave the earth. Chandrayaan-2 was to be launched on 15th July,
but a technical glitch forced the launch of Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO).
India expects that $ 145 mission will land for the
first time on the Moon's South Pole.
The space shuttle has entered Earth's orbit, where
it will last for 23 days before a series of maneuvers, which will take it to
the orbit of the moon.
India would be the
fourth country to be the soft landing on the Moon surface. Only the former
Soviet Union, America and China have been able to do the same.
For the first time in India's space history, two
women - Muthiah Vanitha, Project Director and Mission Director Ritu Karnidal
are being led.
Chandrayaan-2 mission is a huge leap in India's
space dreams. The mission is also a forerunner of the ambitious Gaganjan
project, which aims to keep three Indians in space by 2022.
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