Chandrayaan-2 may launch next week

ISRO has made the necessary rectification in GSLV-Mk III which was supposed to lift-off on July 15. The mission was called off one hour before its lift-off due to a technical snag.

Chennai: The Indian space agency has rectified the fault in its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) whose Monday flight with Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was called off one hour before its lift-off.

While there is no official word about the status of the rocket since the flight was called off due to a technical snag, it is learnt from officials of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) that the glitch has been rectified.

"Couple of dates are being looked at for the rocket's launch. It could be between July 20-23," an official told a news agency preferring anonymity.

The rocket GSLV-Mk III was supposed to lift-off at 2:51 am on Monday with India's second moon mission spacecraft Chandrayaan-2.

One hour before the lift-off officials detected a snag and called off the mission.