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Indian Space Research OrganizationLaunch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Chandrayaan-2
Launched
July 22, 2019
Summary
Chandrayaan-2 launched on an Indian Space Research Organization Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on July 22, 2019. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 69th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,867th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). Chandrayaan-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 125 × 45,166 km orbit inclined 21.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 4th Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 69th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,867th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
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Orbit: as tracked
Chandrayaan-2 · NORAD 44441 · 2019-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-042A
- Epoch
- 2019-07-22 09:45:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.75640648 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7761146
- Inclination
- 21.3772°
- Ascending node
- 17.7365°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.4611°
- Mean anomaly
- 7.5305°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Chandrayaan-2 · NORAD 44441 · left Earth orbit August 14, 2019
GSLV-3 M1 Stage 2 · re-entered October 16, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chandrayaan-2 is India's second mission to the Moon. It consists of an orbiter, lander and rover. After reaching the 100 km lunar orbit, the lander housing the rover will separate from the orbiter. After a controlled descent, the lander will perform a soft landing on the lunar surface at a specified site and deploy the rover. Six-wheeled rover weighs around 20 kg and will operate on solar power. It will move around the landing site, performing lunar surface chemical analysis and relaying data back to Earth through the orbiter. The lander will be collecting data on Moon-quakes, thermal properties of the lunar surface, the density and variation of lunar surface plasma. The orbiter will be mapping lunar surface. Altogether, Chandrayaan-2 mission will collect scientific information on lunar topography, mineralogy, elemental abundance, lunar exosphere and signatures of hydroxyl and water-ice.
Related page: www.isro.gov.inRelated page: Launch Kit at a glance - ISRORelated page: Access denied - ISRORelated page: Chandrayaan-2 - Wikipedia
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
19th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, 2nd this year · 73rd from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
33 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
112 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Chandrayaan-2 launch?
Chandrayaan-2 launched on July 22, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Chandrayaan-2?
Coverage: Launch of Chandrayaan 2 from Sriharikota; Launch of GSLV MkIII - M1 / Chandrayaan - 2 Mission – LIVE from Satish Dhawan Space Centre; Watch Live: Launch of Chandrayaan 2 by GSLV MkIII-M1 Vehicle. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Chandrayaan-2?
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III), flown by Indian Space Research Organization. Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) spec sheet
Where did Chandrayaan-2 launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit did Chandrayaan-2 reach?
Chandrayaan-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 125 × 45,166 km orbit inclined 21.4°.
How many satellites did Chandrayaan-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).