Eldorado Posted May 2, 2019 #1 Share Posted May 2, 2019 "After much ado, the Indian Space Research Organisation has released the dates for India's second mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-2. The spacecraft, carrying an orbiter, lander and a rover, will be launched on a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-MkIII between 9-16 July 2019." Full report at the First Post: https://www.firstpost.com/tech/science/isros-chandrayaan-2-to-launch-in-july-make-indias-first-moon-landing-in-september-6555221.html At the Times of India: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chandrayaan-2-spacecraft-will-have-13-payloads-rover-will-roll-out-on-moon-surface-for-400m-isro/articleshow/69134907.cms 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Still Waters Posted June 13, 2019 #3 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Related: Quote Chandrayaan-2: India unveils spacecraft for second Moon mission India's space agency has unveiled its spacecraft that it plans to launch next month and hopes to land on the Moon in early September. If successful, India will be the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, following the US, the former Soviet Union and China. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-48605310 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted July 22, 2019 #4 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Latest: Quote Chandrayaan-2: India launches second Moon mission India has successfully launched its second lunar mission a week after it halted the scheduled blast-off due to a technical snag. Chandrayaan-2 was launched at 14:43 local time (09:13 GMT) from the Sriharikota space station. India's space chief said his agency had "bounced back with flying colours" after the aborted first attempt. India hopes the $145m (£116m) mission will be the first to land on the Moon's south pole. The spacecraft has entered the Earth's orbit, where it will stay for 23 days before it begins a series of manoeuvres that will take it into lunar orbit. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-49032603 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted August 15, 2019 #5 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Chandrayaan-2 Successfully enters Lunar Transfer Trajectory Quote The final orbit raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was successfully carried out today (August 14, 2019) at 02:21 am IST. During this maneuver, the spacecraft's liquid engine was fired for about 1203 seconds. With this, Chandrayaan-2 entered the Lunar Transfer Trajectory. Earlier, the spacecraft’s orbit was progressively increased five times during July 23 to August 06, 2019. Read More: ISRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted August 21, 2019 #6 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Chandrayaan 2 arrives in lunar orbit, targets moon landing next month Quote India’s Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft braked into orbit around the moon Tuesday, positioning the robotic science mission for a landing in the moon’s south pole region Sept. 6. The spacecraft ignited its main engine at 0332 GMT Tuesday (11:32 p.m. EDT Monday) and fired for 29 minutes to reduce the the probe’s velocity by more than 600 mph (300 meters per second), allowing the moon’s gravity to capture Chandrayaan 2 into orbit. Read More: Spaceflight Now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 4, 2019 #7 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Chandrayaan-2 update: Vikram Lander successfully separates from Orbiter Quote The Vikram Lander successfully separated from Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter at 1315 Hrs IST today (September02, 2019). The Vikram Lander is currently located in an orbit of 119 km x 127 km. The Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter continues to orbit the Moon in its existing orbit. Read More: ISRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 4, 2019 #8 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Chandrayaan-2 update: First de-orbiting maneuver Quote The first de-orbiting maneuver for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully today (September 03, 2019) beginning at 0850 hrs IST as planned, using the onboard propulsion system. The duration of the maneuver was 4 seconds. The orbit of Vikram Lander is 104 km x 128 km. Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter continues to orbit the Moon in the existing orbit and both the Orbiter and Lander are healthy. Read More: ISRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 4, 2019 #9 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Chandrayaan-2 update: Second de-orbiting maneuver Quote The second de-orbiting maneuver for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully today (September 04, 2019) beginning at 0342 hrs IST as planned, using the onboard propulsion system. The duration of the maneuver was 9 seconds. The orbit of Vikram Lander is 35 km x 101 km. Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter continues to orbit the Moon in an orbit of 96 km x 125 km and both the Orbiter and Lander are healthy. Read More: ISRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted September 6, 2019 Author #10 Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) "India's attempt to become the first nation to land a spacecraft near the Moon's unexplored south pole has apparently ended in failure. "The Chandrayaan-2 approached the Moon as normal until an error occurred about 2.1km (1.3 miles) from the surface, officials said. "India's Space Research Organization (Isro) said it lost contact seconds before the ship was expected to land." Report at BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-49615665 ISRO at Twitter https://twitter.com/isro Edited September 6, 2019 by Eldorado 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted September 8, 2019 #11 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Quote India Just Found Its Lost Vikram Lander on the Moon, Still No Signal space.com 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted September 29, 2019 Author #12 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Update on Vikram... "Obscured in the Lunar Highlands?" At NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2019/obscured-in-the-lunar-highlands At Sky News UK: https://news.sky.com/story/nasa-unable-to-locate-indias-missing-vikram-moon-lander-11820924 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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