Stage Set For ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 Launch On Monday, All Rehearsals Complete

During the countdown, the rocket and spacecraft's systems will undergo checks and fuel will be filled to power the rocket engines.

Chandrayaan-2 Mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully completed the launch rehearsal of the Chandrayaan-2 mission which is slated to be launched on 22 July. The 20-hour countdown for the launch of Chandrayaan-2, India's second lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaan-1, began on Sunday evening. ISRO chairman K. Sivan had earlier made an announcement that the countdown for the rocket launch on will start at 6.43 p.m. on Sunday. During the countdown, the rocket and spacecraft's systems will undergo checks and fuel will be filled to power the rocket engines.

???????? #ISROMissions ???????? The launch countdown of #GSLVMkIII-M1/#Chandrayaan2 commenced today at 1843 Hrs IST. The launch is scheduled at 1443 Hrs IST on July 22nd. More updates to follow... pic.twitter.com/WVghixIca6

— ISRO (@isro) July 21, 2019

The GSLV-Mk III rocket with Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was originally scheduled for flight on July 15 at 2.51 a.m. However, the flight was postponed due to detection of a technical snag one hour prior to the rocket lift off. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday tweeted that the launch rehearsal of the Chandrayaan-2 mission has been succesfully completed and the performance was normal.

Launch rehearsal of #GSLVMkIII-M1 / #Chandrayaan2 mission completed, performance normal#ISRO

— ISRO (@isro) July 20, 2019

It is to be noted that Chandrayaan-2 mission is scheduled to launch on July 22. "Launch rehearsal of #GSLVMkIII-M1 / #Chandrayaan2 mission completed, performance normal #ISRO," tweeted ISRO.

Chandrayaan 2 is ready to take a billion dreams to the Moon — now stronger than ever before! Join us for the launch on Monday — 22 July, 2019 — at 2:43 PM IST. #Chandrayaan2 #GSLVMkIII #ISRO pic.twitter.com/4ybFcHNkq6

— ISRO (@isro) July 18, 2019

Earlier on Saturday, former ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar had said that the mission is ready for launch on July 22. "Chandrayaan-2 is now ready for launch on 22 July. We intend to move towards the moon on August 14 and land on the moon around September 6. All the activities are in full swing and we are getting ready for the event on July 22," the former ISRO chief told ANI. (With inputs from agencies)