Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) launched its second moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, from Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on Monday, a week after the lift-off was aborted at the eleventh hour due to a technical snag.
Chandrayaan-2 lifted off onboard Isro’s most power ful launcher, the 640-tonne rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III(GSLV-Mk III), from the country’s only launch site Satish Dha. The launcher of Chandrayaan-2, nicknamed ‘Bahubali’, measured 44 metres in height.
The three-stage vehicle is capable of launching 4-tonne class of satellites to the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).wan Space Centre. Thousands of people watched the launch as the heavy-lift rocket roared off into the skies.
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