Indigenous mission Chandrayaan-2 all set to land on moon, watch with Sumit Awasthi
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06 Sep 2019 10:24 PM (IST)
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Completed in an unbelievable budget of just Rs 978 crore, Chandrayaan 2 is an unmanned moon mission of India. According to ISRO, the cost of satellite was Rs 603 crore and GSLV MK III (which carried Chandrayaan 2) cost stood at Rs 375 crore.
On August 21, Chandrayaan 2 sent its first Moon image captured by Vikram Lander at a height of about 2,650 km from the lunar surface. The spacecraft comprises three segments—the Orbiter (weighing 2,379 kg, eight payloads), the lander Vikram (1,471 kg, four payloads), and rover Pragyan (27 kg, two payloads).
On August 21, Chandrayaan 2 sent its first Moon image captured by Vikram Lander at a height of about 2,650 km from the lunar surface. The spacecraft comprises three segments—the Orbiter (weighing 2,379 kg, eight payloads), the lander Vikram (1,471 kg, four payloads), and rover Pragyan (27 kg, two payloads).