Chandrayaan-2 to be launched on July 22: ISRO
Bengaluru, July 18 (IBNS): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today announced that Chandrayaan-2 would be launched on July 22.
The launch, which was originally scheduled to take place on July 15, had been called off one hour before launch because of a technical snag.
"Chandrayaan-2 launch, which was called off due to a technical snag on July 15, 2019, is now rescheduled at 2:43 pm IST on Monday, July 22, 2019," ISRO tweeted.
Chandrayaan-2 launch, which was called off due to a technical snag on July 15, 2019, is now rescheduled at 2:43 pm IST on Monday, July 22, 2019. #Chandrayaan2 #GSLVMkIII #ISRO
— ISRO (@isro) July 18, 2019
The mission could make India the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to successfully pull off a soft-landing on the moon.
Chandrayaan 2 is ready to take a billion dreams to the Moon — now stronger than ever before! Join us for the launch on Monday — 22 July, 2019 — at 2:43 PM IST.
— ISRO (@isro) July 18, 2019
#Chandrayaan2 #GSLVMkIII #ISRO pic.twitter.com/4ybFcHNkq6
An ISRO official told NDTV the mission would have beeb a "total failure" if the problem was not rectified earlier.
"The problem was serious, but simple to resolve. Luckily, we caught the problem. Alertness, prayers and the good wishes of one billion Indians helped avert the mission's total failure," the official said.
Image Credit: @isro on Twitter
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