Chandrayaan-2 successful launch

Why is it in news?
  • India successfully launched Chandrayaan-2 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
  • It is India’s second lunar journey and its first-ever mission to be spearheaded by two women.
More in news
  • More fuel and days in its account: It achieved an orbit 6,000 km more than what was targeted which means the satellite will have more life, more fuel and more time to play with the manoeuvres.
  • GSLV-Mark III:
    (1) The GSLV-Mark III vehicle has successfully injected Chandrayaan-2 in the defined orbit.
    (2) It is the beginning of a historical journey of India towards Moon and to land at a place near the South Pole to carry out scientific experiments to explore unexplored [areas].
    (3) In fact, the GSLV performed 15% better than the previous launch, he pointed out.
  • Note: For mission details, please refer previous news on Chandrayaan-2.
Source
The Hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 23rd Jul 2019
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