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Chandrayaan-2 Successfully Enters Moon’s Orbit, Next Manoeuver Tomorrow

After thirty days of space travel, India’s second moon mission, Chandrayaan-2 has finally entered the Moon’s orbit. The spacecraft lifted off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on July 22. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced the incredible feat in a tweet — #ISROLunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) of #Chandrayaan2 maneuver was completed successfully today (August 20, […]

India’s 2nd Lunar Mission ‘Chandrayaan-2’: Everything You Need To Know

After facing a technical snag in GSLV-Mk-III rocket last week, the Chandrayaan-2 was successfully launched today at 2:43 pm. It is India’s second lunar mission after the success of Chandrayaan-1 11 years ago which created history by being operational for 312 days and making over 3,400 orbits around the moon. Chandrayaan-2 will take almost 7 […]