Chandrayaan 2 Facts before Launch | GSLV Mk III

CHANDRAYAAN 2 MODULE

Operated and Developed by: ISRO

Launching Vehicle: GSLV Mk III (Baahubali)

Satellites carried: Orbiter, lander (Vikram) and Rover (Pragyan)

Fuel Used: UH25 fuel

Launch time: July 22, 2019 (14:43 IST),

20 hour countdown started at ((July 21, 2019) (18:43 IST)

Mission cost: 978 crore indian rupee

Launch location: SDSC, Sriharikota

Mission Duration: Orbiter (1 year), Launcher and rover (less than 15 days)

Soft landing at: Between two craters (Manzinus C and Simpelius N) latitude 70° South

Soft landing on: september 5 to 7 dates

Observation of Lander: Moon sand (Anorthosite rocks) taken from chithampoondi (salem dt) is used as sand for observations of lander