Chandrayaan-2, India's second lunar exploration mission, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Bengaluru, India

India's second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, is scheduled to lift off at 2:51 am on July 15 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. Space agency ISRO is giving final touches to the 3.8 ton satellite that has cost the country more than Rs. 600 crore. After launch, the Chandrayaan-2 satellite will take several weeks before it heads for a challenging soft-landing on the south pole of the moon, a territory that has never been visited by any space craft.

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1st half of the video i have explained basic public information about the Chandrayaan-2 mission which will be launched on 15th July 2019.

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A GSLV Mk-III M1 launch vehicle launched the Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota, India, on 22 July 2019, at 09:13 UTC (14:43 IST). The Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission aims to put the Vikram lander near South Pole of the Moon in September 2019. Subsequently, the Pragyan rover will roll out and carry out experiments on Lunar surface for a period of 1 Lunar day which is equal to 14 Earth days. Orbiter will continue its mission for a duration of one year.

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India launched the Chandrayaan-2 mission to the moon on July 22, 2019.

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GSLV-MkIII, carrying the Chandrayaan-2 module on its tip, lifted off at 2.43pm and released the lunar craft to its desired geo-transfer orbit after 15 minutes

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The Lander of Chandrayaan 2 is named Vikram after Dr Vikram A Sarabhai, the Father of the Indian Space Programme. It is designed to function for one lunar day, which is equivalent to about 14 Earth days. Vikram has the capability to communicate with IDSN at Byalalu near Bangalore, as well as with the Orbiter and Rover. The Lander is designed to execute a soft landing on the lunar surface.

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Part of India's Chandrayaan 2 mission to the moon may have failed when communications was lost with the Vikram lander during its descent to the lunar surface.

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Chandrayaan 2's Rover is a 6-wheeled robotic vehicle named Pragyan, which translates to 'wisdom' in Sanskrit. It can travel up to 500 m (½-a-km) and leverages solar energy for its functioning. It can only communicate with the Lander.

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The Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission attempted to soft land the Vikram lander near South Pole of the Moon on 6 September 2019.

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation after the Chandrayaan-2 lunar lander apparent failure.

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It is being reported this morning that the the VIKRAM moon lander - which apparently failed in its mission a few days ago, has been discovered.

An image of the lander was taken by the orbiter and ISRO and trying to make contact with its spacecraft.

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