India's second Moon mission to be launched on July 22: ISRO

Xinhua Published: 2019-07-18 14:49:28
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India's second Moon mission "Chandrayaan-2," which could not be launched on Monday due to a technical snag, will now be launched on July 22, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced on Thursday.

A handout photo made available by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) shows Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) orbiter vehicle 'Chandrayaan-2', India's first moon lander and rover mission planned and developed by the ISRO GSLV MKIII-M1 second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, July 14, 2019. [Photo: IC]

A handout photo made available by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) shows Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) orbiter vehicle 'Chandrayaan-2', India's first moon lander and rover mission planned and developed by the ISRO GSLV MKIII-M1 second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, July 14, 2019. [Photo: IC]

"Chandrayaan-2 launch, which was called off due to a technical snag on July 15, 2019, is now rescheduled at 2:43 p.m. (local time) on Monday, July 22, 2019," tweeted ISRO.

On Monday's tweet, ISRO said "a technical snag was observed in launch vehicle system at T-56 minute. As a measure of abundant precaution, Chandrayaan-2 launch has been called off for Monday."

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