Chandrayaan-2 is India's second lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaan-1. Developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
It consists of a lunar orbiter, a lander, and a lunar rover named Pragyan, all developed in India. The lander and the rover will land near the lunar south pole region in a high plain between two craters, Manzinus C and Simpelius N, at a latitude of about 70° south on 7 September, 2019. The wheeled Pragyan rover will move on the lunar surface and will perform on-site chemical analysis for a period of 14 days (one lunar day). It can relay data to Earth through the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter and lander, which will fly on the same launch. The orbiter will perform its mission for one year in a circularized lunar polar orbit of 100 × 100 km.
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Launch of Chandrayaan-2 was originally scheduled for 14 July 2019 at 21:21 UTC (15 July 2019 2:51 IST) but was called off due to a technical snag noticed while filling the cryogenic engine of the rocket with helium at around one hour before launch. The launch countdown for launch was freezed at T minus 56 minutes (56 minutes and 24 seconds before launch). It was launched on 22 July 2019 14:43 IST (09:13 UTC) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh .The mission was launched from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Center on 22 July 2019 at 2.43 PM IST (09:13 UTC) to the Moon by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III).
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Launch of Chandrayaan-2 was originally scheduled for 14 July 2019 at 21:21 UTC (15 July 2019 2:51 IST) but was called off due to a technical snag noticed while filling the cryogenic engine of the rocket with helium at around one hour before launch. The launch countdown for launch was freezed at T minus 56 minutes (56 minutes and 24 seconds before launch). It was launched on 22 July 2019 14:43 IST (09:13 UTC) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh .The mission was launched from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Center on 22 July 2019 at 2.43 PM IST (09:13 UTC) to the Moon by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III).
Orbiter
weight - 2,379 kg
Electric Power Generation Capability - 1,000 W
At the time of launch, the Chandrayaan 2 Orbiter will be capable of communicating with Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) at Byalalu as well as the Vikram Lander. The mission life of the Orbiter is one year and it will be placed in a 100X100 km lunar polar orbit.
Lander — Vikram
Electric Power Generation Capability - 650 W
The Lander of Chandrayaan 2 is named Vikram after Dr Vikram A Sarabhai, the Father of the Indian Space Programme. It is designed to function for one lunar day, which is equivalent to about 14 Earth days. Vikram has the capability to communicate with IDSN at Byalalu near Bangalore, as well as with the Orbiter and Rover. The Lander is designed to execute a soft landing on the lunar surface.
Rover — Pragyan
Weight - 27 kg
Electric Power Generation Capability - 50 W
Chandrayaan 2's Rover is a 6-wheeled robotic vehicle named Pragyan, which translates to 'wisdom' in Sanskrit. It can travel up to 500 m (½-a-km) and leverages solar energy for its functioning. It can only communicate with the Lander.
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India is a great country and people are very smart in chandrayaan-2
ReplyDeleteYes India is a great country and is emerging as new power in space research.
DeleteWhat new features are there in chandrayaan-2 other than the normal satellite??
ReplyDeleteAll the space research center launch their own satellite but what new is chandrayaan-2 doing??
Chandrayaan-2 is a special than other missions because it is going to land near the lunar south pole region(the dark side of the moon) where no one has landed yet. For more knowledge about this you should check our post about Rover-Pragyan link- https://www.spacevilla.in/2019/07/all-you-need-to-know-about-pragyan.html
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