Chandrayaan-3 mission: Spacecraft lifts off successfully from Sriharikota
The journey from Earth to the moon for the spacecraft is estimated to take about a month and the landing is expected on August 23.
The journey from Earth to the moon for the spacecraft is estimated to take about a month and the landing is expected on August 23.
According to ISRO, the second developmental flight of SSLV-D2 was scheduled at 09:18 hours IST from the first launch pad at SDSC SHAR in Sriharikota.
Addressing the inaugural session of a symposium on 'Human Spaceflight and Exploration - Present Challenges and Future Trends,' Sivan said the Gaganyaan mission not only aims at India's maiden human flight to space but also setting up a new space station for 'continuous space human presence'.
The workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, on its 50th mission, PSLV-C48, is scheduled to lift off from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 3:25 pm today, ISRO said.
The satellites would be launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C47 into a Sun Synchronous Orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
The rocket carrying Chandrayaan-2 was originally scheduled to lift off on July 15 early morning but was aborted after a 'technical snag' was observed in it.
The announcement comes a day after the fault in the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) was rectified.
India’s ambitious mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-2, was aborted after a 'technical snag' was observed in the launch vehicle system early on Monday.
The Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan-2 mission was a prestigious one as it aimed to make India as the fourth nation in the world to land and ride on the moon after the US, Russia and China.
RISAT-2B is a radar imaging earth observation satellite intended to provide services in the domains of agriculture, forestry and disaster management.
