Chandrayaan 2: Second moon mission postponed due to technical glitch
The launch was scheduled to have taken place at 2.51 am from the second launchpad at Sriharikota's Satish Dhawan Space Centre
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Countdown stopped at 56 minutes, 24 seconds before the launch
Chandrayaan-2 launch live updates: The launch of Chandrayaan-2, India's second mission to the moon, was postponed after a technical glitch was observed in the launch vehicle system early morning on Monday.
Less than an hour before the scheduled lift-off, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) informed of the launch being put off due to the snag. "It is not possible to carry out the launch within the window," said the mission director. The new schedule will be announced later.
The launch was scheduled to have taken place at 2.51 am from the second launchpad at Sriharikota’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC). The countdown to the launch was put on hold at 56 minutes and 24 seconds.
The technical snag was noticed when the cryogenic fuel was being loaded. The vehicle would need to be approached to assess the problem. The fuel loaded in the rocket would first have to be emptied, and then the rocket would have to be studied for further investigation. According to an Isro source, the whole process would take at least 10 days. The new schedule would likely be disclosed only after that.
The 640-tonne rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III), about 44-metre tall, is nicknamed 'Bahubali'.
A Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA) of NASA is among the payloads and is aimed at understanding dynamics of Earth's Moon system and deriving clues on Lunar interior.
The first one was on 18.12.2014 carrying Crew Module Atmospheric Reentry Experiment. The second and third GSLV-Mk III went up on 5.2.2017 and 14.11.2018 carrying communication satellites GSAT-19 and GSAT-29 respectively. Interestingly, GSLV-Mk III will be used for India's manned space mission slated in 2022.
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Revised launch date will be announced later: Isro
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The Rs 978-crore Chandrayaan-2 onboard Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle GSLV-MkIII-M1 was scheduled to take 54 days to accomplish the task of landing on the Moon through meticulously planned orbital phases, reported news agency PTI.
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The technical glitch was observed in the launch vehicle system early morning on Monday.
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Launch of Chandrayaan-2 was put on hold at minus 00 hours 56 minutes 24 second of the countdown at the media centre in Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota (Source: All India Radio)
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Chandrayaan-2's new schedule to be announced later: Isro
According to Isro, the new schedule will be announced later. The launch was scheduled at about 2:51 am from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC)
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Chandrayaan-2 launch postponed due to technical snag: Isro
India's Chandrayaan-2 has been called off due to technical snag. Isro said that the launch was postponed due to a technical snag.
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Chandrayaan-2 moon mission put off
India's second moon mission has been postponed due to some technical glitch
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Chandrayaan 2 launch has been put off due to a technical glitch.
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Components of Chandrayaan-2 modules manufactured in Bhubaneswar
Important components of the modules of India's ambitious second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, to be launched on Monday, have been manufactured by a Union government-run centre here, an official said on Sunday, said PTI.
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Topics : Chandrayaan-2 ISRO moon mission
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First Published: Jul 14 2019 | 11:42 AM IST
