Chandrayaan 2 launch: The mission will take nearly two months to complete.

Chandrayaan 2, India's high-profile lunar mission, lifted off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh today. The launch of Chandrayaan 2 was aborted last week after a technical glitch was discovered. The 3,850 kg Chandrayaan 2, a three-component spacecraft comprising an orbiter, lander and rover, will explore the unchartered lunar south pole. The mission comes 11 years after ISRO's successful first lunar mission Chandrayaan 1 that made history by making more than 3,400 orbits around the moon and was operational for 312 days till August 29, 2009.

The mission was stopped 56 minutes and 24 seconds before its launch last week, after a technical snag was discovered in the unmanned launch vehicle system. The glitch was with the critical cryogenic stage, the last such stage space vehicles enter just before they are about to launch.

Chandrayaan-2's success will make India the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to pull off a soft landing on the moon. ISRO's budget is less than 20 times that of USA's NASA. The success of the mission would be a giant boost for India's space plans.

Here are the LIVE updates on Chandrayaan 2 launch today

Jul 22, 2019 16:40 (IST) Virat Kohli, Akshay Kumar Congratulate ISRO Team

Another historic and proud moment for the nation as the #Chandrayaan 2 is launched Jai Hind #ISRO#IndiaMoonMission - Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 22, 2019

#ISRO has yet again accomplished a mammoth feat. Salute to the team who have spent countless days ensuring the success of #Chandrayaan2@isro - Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) July 22, 2019

Jul 22, 2019 16:23 (IST) Shah Rukh Khan's Message On Chandrayaan 2 Launch



Chaand Taare todh laoon. Saari duniya par main Chhaoon! To do that requires hours & hours of painstaking work & integrity & belief. Congratulations to the team at #ISRO for #Chandrayaan2 - Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) July 22, 2019

Jul 22, 2019 16:02 (IST) PM Modi Watches Chandrayaan 2 Launch From His Office



Jul 22, 2019 15:44 (IST) New Chapter In Indian Space, Says Rajnath Singh

Congratulations to ISRO scientists on flawless launching of Chandrayaan 2 from Sriharikota Team ISRO scripted a new chapter in India's space history with the launch of this ambitious and indigenous Mission to Moon. The nation is extremely proud of its scientists and Team ISRO

Jul 22, 2019 15:25 (IST) Every Indian Is Immensely Proud, PM Modi Says

"Special moments that will be etched in the annals of our glorious history! The launch of Chandrayaan2 illustrates the prowess of our scientists and the determination of 130 crore Indians to scale new frontiers of science. Every Indian is immensely proud today," PM Modi tweeted.

Jul 22, 2019 15:13 (IST) Nirmala Sitharaman Congratulates ISRO Team On Chandrayaan 2 Launch



Congratulations on #Chandrayaan2. Compliments to the entire team @isro. - Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) July 22, 2019

Jul 22, 2019 15:09 (IST) The exact moment when GSLVMkIII-M1 successfully injected Chandrayaan 2 into orbit



Jul 22, 2019 15:05 (IST) Chandrayaan 2 Launch Successful, ISRO Chairman Announces

"The result has been mind boggling. I am happy that we have been able to identify the root cause of the snag. This task was possible only due to the hard work of the ISRO staff. they worked tirelessly," Mr Sivan said.





Jul 22, 2019 14:48 (IST) Chandrayaan 2 lifts off from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh



Jul 22, 2019 14:43 (IST) Chandrayaan 2 launch: Inside ISRO's control room



Jul 22, 2019 14:34 (IST) Mission Director Authorizes Launch. What Next?

At 16.2 minutes, Chandrayaan separates from rocket, 181.6 km above Earth

Till Day 23: Chandrayaan orbits Earth upto a max. 38,500 km

Day 30-42: Chandrayaan in Lunar orbit

Day 48 or Sept 7th: Lander 'Vikram' and rover 'Pragyan' to land on Moon

India 4th to land rover on Moon but 1st to land near south pole

On Sept 7th, soft landing on the moon

Jul 22, 2019 14:29 (IST) Photos from inside ISRO's VVIP Gallery







Jul 22, 2019 14:20 (IST) Visuals from ISRO ahead of Chandrayaan 2 launch





Jul 22, 2019 13:56 (IST) Doubly Confident This Time, ISRO Chairman Tells NDTV







ISRO Chairman K Sivan told NDTV that they were "doubly confident" about Chandrayaan 2 launch this time. The launch of the high-profile lunar mission was aborted due to a technical glitch last week.

Jul 22, 2019 13:47 (IST) ISRO Update: Filling of Liquid Hydrogen in Cryogenic Stage(C25) of GSLVMkIII-M1 completed.

Jul 22, 2019 13:18 (IST) Average distance between the Earth and Moon

The average distance is 3, 84, 000 km. Chandrayaan 2's Vikram lander will land on Moon on the 48th day of the mission, which begins today. The average distance is 3, 84, 000 km. Chandrayaan 2's Vikram lander will land on Moon on the 48th day of the mission, which begins today.

Jul 22, 2019 12:52 (IST) ISRO Update



#Chandrayaan2#ISRO

Two hours to go !!! Filling of Liquid Oxygen in Cryogenic Stage(C25) of #GSLVMkIII-M1 completed and Filling of Liquid Hydrogen is in progress - ISRO (@isro) July 22, 2019

Jul 22, 2019 12:32 (IST)

Jul 22, 2019 12:14 (IST) First Image Of The Countdown Clock To Chandrayaan 2 Launch



Jul 22, 2019 11:58 (IST) Students Gather To Witness Chandrayaan 2 Launch In Sriharikota







Jul 22, 2019 11:52 (IST) What Components Does The Mission Comprise Of?

The Chandrayaan 2 mission will carry an orbiter, a lander called Vikram and moon rover called Pragyaan. The mission hopes to soft land on the moon surface in the first week of September.

The 27-kilogram six-wheeled rover will explore the South Pole of the moon. This is a robotic mission and will carry no human beings to the moon surface



Jul 22, 2019 11:46 (IST) How The Chandrayaan 2 Mission Will Progress

A soft landing on the moon, or as ISRO chairman K Sivan terms it, the "fifteen minutes of terror", will then be attempted, after which the rover will carry out research, including a thorough mapping of the moon's resources, looking for the presence of water on the moon and clicking high resolution images as well.

Jul 22, 2019 11:26 (IST) Did you know - with #Chandrayaan2, India is set to explore the South Pole of Moon where no spacecraft has ever gone.



Less than 5 hours for the launch in #Sriharikota.



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