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Chandrayaan-2 completes one year around Moon, all systems intact, says Isro

Though the soft-landing attempt was not successful, the orbiter, which was equipped with eight scientific instruments, was successfully placed in the lunar orbit

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"The orbiter completed more than 4400 orbits around the Moon and all the instruments are currently performing well," said the Indian Space Research Organisation.

T E Narasimhan Chennai

2 min read Last Updated : Aug 20 2020 | 8:34 PM IST

India's Chandrayaan-2 today completes a year around the Moon. All the instruments are currently performing well.

On July 22, 2019 the GSLV rocket nicknamed 'Bahubali’ blasted off from the second launch pad at the rocket port at Sriharikota near Chennai. The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was inserted into lunar orbit on August 20, 2019.

Though the soft-landing attempt was not successful, the orbiter, which was equipped with eight scientific instruments, was successfully placed in the lunar orbit.

"The orbiter completed more than 4400 orbits around the Moon and all the instruments are currently performing well," said the Indian Space Research Organisation.

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