The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday, 12 June, announced India’s ambitious second moon mission – Chandrayaan 2 – will launch on 15 July.

“Chandrayaan-2 mission will be launched on 15 July at 2:51am,” said K Sivan, chairman of ISRO.

On Wednesday, ISRO unveiled the spacecraft at Bengaluru’s ISRO Satellite Integration And Test Establishment. According to officials in Bengaluru, these components will be moved out of the Bengaluru by 20 June to Sriharikota.