Chandrayaan-2

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Chandrayaan-2

Indian space probe

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Chandrayaan-2 was an Indian lunar space probe launched in 2019 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was designed to be ISRO's first lunar lander. The mission consisted of an orbiter, a lander named Vikram, and a rover named Pragyan. The orbiter was intended to circle the Moon in a polar orbit, while the Vikram lander was planned to descend to the lunar surface with the Pragyan rover. Unfortunately, contact was lost with the Vikram lander just before it was scheduled to touch down on the Moon in September 2019, at an altitude of 2 km (1.2 miles).12

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India’s lunar probes Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2. Chandrayaan-1 was launched from Sriharikota Island, India, on October 22, 2008, by a PSLV-C11 launch vehicle. It had a mass at liftoff of 1,380 kg (3,042 pounds), including a 55-kg (121-pound) payload that contained 11 scientific instruments from India and several other countries. The…
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India’s lunar probes Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2. Chandrayaan-1 was launched from Sriharikota Island, India, on October 22, 2008, by a PSLV-C11 launch vehicle. It had a mass at liftoff of 1,380 kg (3,042 pounds), including a 55-kg (121-pound) payload that contained 11 scientific instruments from India and several other countries. The…
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Chandrayaan
Chandrayaan-2 launched on July 22, 2019, from Sriharikota on a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III. The spacecraft consisted of an orbiter, a lander, and a rover. The orbiter circles the Moon in a polar orbit at a height of 100 km (62 miles) and…
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Chandrayaan-2 launched on July 22, 2019, from Sriharikota on a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III. The spacecraft consisted of an orbiter, a lander, and a rover. The orbiter circles the Moon in a polar orbit at a height of 100 km (62 miles) and…
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Moon
Return to the Moon
India’s next lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2 (launched in 2019), carried a lander and rover that crashed during landing and were destroyed. However, Chandrayaan-3 (launched in 2023) became the first spacecraft to land in the Moon’s south polar region. Chang’e 5 (launched in 2020) returned about 1.7 kg (3.7 pounds) of…
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India’s next lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2 (launched in 2019), carried a lander and rover that crashed during landing and were destroyed. However, Chandrayaan-3 (launched in 2023) became the first spacecraft to land in the Moon’s south polar region. Chang’e 5 (launched in 2020) returned about 1.7 kg (3.7 pounds) of…
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Indian Space Research Organisation
(Chandrayaan-1, 2008; Chandrayaan-2, 2019; Chandrayaan-3, 2023) as well as the Mars Orbiter Mission (2013), India’s first mission to Mars. On January 16, 2025, ISRO successfully completed the SpaDeX mission, marking India’s first demonstration of space docking. This achievement makes India the fourth country after the United States,…
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(Chandrayaan-1, 2008; Chandrayaan-2, 2019; Chandrayaan-3, 2023) as well as the Mars Orbiter Mission (2013), India’s first mission to Mars. On January 16, 2025, ISRO successfully completed the SpaDeX mission, marking India’s first demonstration of space docking. This achievement makes India the fourth country after the United States,…
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