Successful Chandrayaan-2 illustrates 'prowess of our scientists': PM Modi

19:45 July 22

Former Ch'garh CM Raman Singh congratulates ISRO scientists

Speaking exclusively to ETV Bharat, former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Raman Singh congratulated the ISRO scientists for successfully launching Chandrayaan-2 and said, "It's a proud day for the entire country. India has become the fourth country in the world to attempt to soft land a rover on the Moon. I would like to congratulate the scientists of ISRO for this amazing feat."

19:25 July 22

Chandrayaan-2 will make ISRO a big player in planetory exploration: Ex- ISRO scientist

In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, Dr. S M Ahmed, an Ex- ISRO Scientist who was a part of Chandrayaan – 1, praised ISRO for successfully launching its second Moon mission, drew parallels between Chandrayaan-1 and 2, apart from elaborating on the signficance of such missions.

Ahmed said, "The experience gained from Chandrayaan-2 is going play a very important role in ISRO's venture to planet Venus. Its a crucial step which will make ISRO a very big player in planetray exploration."

Explaining the difference between the first Moon mission of the country and Chandrayaan-2, Ahmed said, "this is very different compared to Chandrayaan-1 as this time around we have an orbiter, a lander and a rover. The lander is named 'Vikram' which is carrying the rover as well called 'Pragyaan'. Once it gets into a proper orbit, the Chandrayaan will try to soft land. Soft landing is a very tricky task and this is the first time that ISRO is attempting this."

17:22 July 22

Chandrayaan-2 would supplement discoveries made by Chandrayaan-1: Sneh Kesari

After the successful launch of Chandrayaan-2- India's second moon mission- on Monday, Sneh Kesari, CEO Astrophile Education services and an expert on space-related issues said that the mission would carry forward the discoveries made by Chandrayaan-1, which was launched in 2008.

Speaking exclusively to ETV Bharat, Kesari said, "The mission will go to the southern poll of the Moon, where sunlight is very oblique, and consequentially the presence of water, in any form, is always going to be preserved in its craters. Hence, we are aiming to discover the presence of water on the Moon's surface."

Elaborating on the mission, Kesari said, "Chandrayaan is expected to reach the Moon in 30-35 days. The total duration of the mission, from when the orbiter reaches the Moon, will be one year for the orbiter. One day on the moon is close to 14 and a half to 15 days on Earth. And, as the sunlight will be present on the surface for only 15 days on the southern, which is where the lander and rover would be, the duration of the mission on the surface will be 15 days only."
 

16:10 July 22

India becomes 4th country attempting to soft land rover on lunar surface

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh):India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2, which aimed at landing a rover on unchartered Lunar South Pole, was launched at 2:43 pm on Monday with the country's most powerful geosynchronous launch vehicle successfully injecting the spacecraft in the Earth's orbit after a lift-off from the Sriharikota spacesport.

The 43.43m tall three stage rocket GSLV-MkIII-M1 blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here into cloudy skies at 2.43 p.m and about 16 minutes later released the 3,850 kg Chandrayaan-2 into the orbit, a week after the earlier launch was called off on July 15 following a technical snag observed during the propellant filling stage.

The injection of the Chandrayaan-2 into the Earth's orbit marks the successful accomplishment of the first phase of the ambitious mission that will take about 48 days to land on the Moon's surface.

The launch took place at the end of a 20-hour countdown that started at 6.43 pm Sunday after the Indian Space Research Organisation scientists rectified the glitch that prompted them to call of the earlier launch.

The three-component Chandrayaan-2 comprising an orbiter, a lander and a rover will undergo 15 crucial manoeuvres before landing on the moon, expected by the first week of September, ISRO said.

Billed as the most complex and prestigious mission undertaken by the ISRO since its inception, Chandrayaan-2 will make India the fourth country to soft land a rover on the lunar surface after Russia, the United States and China. 

16:04 July 22

Watch: PM Narendra Modi watches launch of Chandrayaan-2 from his office

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets a video of himself watching the launch of Chandrayaan-2 from his office in New Delhi.

15:49 July 22

Successful Chandrayaan-2 illustrates 'prowess of our scientists': PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tweeted in celebration of the launch of India's second moon Mission Chandrayaan-2, saying that it illustrates the 'prowess of our scientists' and the determination of 130 crore Indians to 'scale new frontiers of science'. "Special moments that will be etched in the annals of our glorious history!" he says. 

15:27 July 22

RS Chairman Venkaiah Naidu informs House of successful launch of Chandrayaan-2

Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu announces to the House the successful launch of the Chandrayaan-2 and gets the house to congratulate ISRO scientists for the remarkable feat which. He said that it has made the entire country proud.The Chairman further explained to the members that he had heard the grievances of the Opposition members and those who had to move an amendment motion have already done so therefore discussion on the human rights bill should proceed.

15:21 July 22

We fixed the snag and bounced back with flying colours: ISRO chief K Sivan

ISRO chief K Sivan in his offical address after the sucessful launch of Chandrayaan-2 says, " We fixed the snag and bounced back with flying colours. The work done in the next 24 hours after the snag was mind boggling. Corrections were made, tests were done and confirmed. This was made possible by the experts and it is my duty to salute them." In the end, Sivan adds that the task is not over and ISRO plans to launch multiple missions this year. 

15:16 July 22

Nirmala Sitharaman congratulates on successful launch of Chandrayaan-2

Wishes start pouring in after the successful launch of Chandrayaan-2, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman among the first ones to congratulate ISRO on the histroic feat.

15:09 July 22

ISRO scientists celebrate successful launch of Chandrayaan-2

ISRO scientists celebrate successful launch of Chandrayaan-2

Indian Space Research Organisation Chief K Sivan and other scientists celebrate after GSLV MkIII-M1 successfully injects Chandrayaan-2 into Earth's orbit.

15:02 July 22

Chandrayaan-2 enters into Earth's orbit

Chandrayaan-2 successfully enters into Earth's orbit.

14:59 July 22

Cryogenic engine on Chandrayaan-2 shut off

Cryogenic engine on Chandrayaan-2 shut off. 

14:54 July 22

ISRO scientists closely watch Chandrayaan-2 as it heads towards outer atmosphere

Scientists at the ISRO control room are closely watching the rocket as it gained speed and headed towards the outer atmosphere, propelled by the massive thrust from the powerful 640-tonne 'Baahubali' rocket. The GSLV Mark 3 - ISRO's largest and most powerful rocket - is 44 metres long or as tall as a 15-storey building.

14:42 July 22

Chandrayaan-2 takes off

Chandrayaan-2 takes off

India scripts history by successfully launching Chandrayaan-2 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh days after the lift-off was aborted due to a techincal snag. The GSLVMkIII-M1 took off at 2.43 pm as per schedule. 

14:12 July 22

Filling of liquid hydrogen in C25 completed

With under an hour to go for the launch, the filling of Liquid Hydrogen in Cryogenic Stage (C25) of GSLV MkIII-M1 has been completed, ISRO said in a tweet.

14:09 July 22

Few minutes to go for launch

Few minutes to go for India's second moon mission as it is set to be launched at 2:43 pm from the second launchpad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

13:58 July 22

Successful Chandrayaan-2 illustrates 'prowess of our scientists': PM Modi

India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 seeking to explore the unchartered Lunar south pole by landing a rover will be launched onboard its most powerful rocket GSLV-MkIII-M1 on Monday, a week after the lift-off was aborted due to a technical snag.

The Rs 978 crore mission, which has been rescheduled for Monday after scientists corrected the glitch in the rocket, will be launched at 2:43 pm from the second launchpad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre.