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Chandrayaan-2 lifting off on 22 July 2019 at 02.43 PM IST. The launch of Chandrayaan-2 was initially scheduled for 14 July 2019, 21:21 UTC (15 July 2019 at 02:51 IST local time). [40] However, the launch was aborted 56 minutes and 24 seconds before launch due to a technical glitch, so it was rescheduled to 22 July 2019.
The rover was launched as part of Chandrayaan-2 on 22 July 2019 and was destroyed with its lander, Vikram, when it crashed on the Moon on 6 September 2019. [ 2 ] [ 7 ] In July 2023, Chandrayaan-3 launched, carrying new versions of Vikram and Pragyan , [ 8 ] which successfully landed near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023.
The Chandrayaan programme (/ ˌ tʃ ʌ n d r ə ˈ j ɑː n / CHUN-drə-YAHN) (Sanskrit: Candra 'Moon', Yāna 'Craft, Vehicle', pronunciation ⓘ) [4] [5] also known as the Indian Lunar Exploration Programme is an ongoing series of outer space missions by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the exploration of the Moon.
It is located on the coordinates 2] and it lies between Manzinus C and Simpelius N craters. [3] The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi said, "The spot on the lunar surface where the Chandrayaan-2 left its footprints in 2019 will be known as 'Tiranga'. This will be an inspiration for every effort made by India.
This is a list of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) missions. ISRO has carried out 125 spacecraft missions, 92 launch missions [1] and planned several missions including [2] the Gaganyaan (crewed/robotic) and Interplanetary mission such as Lunar Polar Exploration Mission, Chandrayaan-4, Shukrayaan and Mangalyaan-2 (Mars Lander Mission).
Image of Chandrayaan-3 Lander as captured by OHRC camera aboard Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter Chandrayaan-3 Lander on the Moon imaged by rover Pragyan 15 meters away Pragyan roll out. On 23 August 2023, as the lander approached the low point of its orbit, its four engines fired as a braking manoeuvre at 30 kilometres (19 mi) above the Moon's surface.
The naming of the landing site as "Shiv Shakti" drew criticism from certain sections of opposition political parties as the site was named after Hindu deities. [19] However the government countered the criticisms by stating that the hard landing site of Chandrayaan-1 was named after India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
India's 1st Moon Mission, Chandrayaan-1 was launched from this launch pad on 22 October 2008. Its follow-up missions were also launched from this launch pad, where Chandrayaan-2 was launched on 22 July 2019 and Chandrayaan-3 was launched on 14 July 2023. In November 2019, ISRO released tenders for augmentation of the SLP for the Gaganyaan project.