Isro announces launch window of July 9-16 for launch of Chandrayaan-2

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said on Wednesday that the launch of Chandrayaan-2, India's second Moon mission, would be scheduled during July 9 to July 16, 2019. The organisation, in an announcement, said that Moon landing was expected to take place on September 6, 2019.

The mission has three modules - Orbiter, Lander (Vikram) and Rover (Pragyan). "All the modules are getting ready for Chandrayaan-2 launch during the  window from July 09 to July 16, 2019, with an expected Moon landing on September 06, 2019," said Isro.

The Orbiter and Lander modules will be interfaced mechanically, stacked together as