Chandrayaan-2

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Chandrayaan-2 is India’s second lunar exploration mission, designed to study the Moon’s south polar region with an orbiter, lander, and rover.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Space Research Organisation mission
lunar exploration mission
space mission
abbreviation ISRO mission
communication X-band communication with Earth via orbiter
country India
destination Moon
enteredLunarOrbitDate 2019-08-20
failureDetail loss of communication with Vikram lander during final descent
instrumentsOnLander Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment
Instrument for Lunar Seismic Activity
Langmuir Probe
instrumentsOnOrbiter Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer
linked to: Chandrayaan-2

Dual Frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar
Imaging IR Spectrometer
Solar X-ray Monitor
Terrain Mapping Camera 2
instrumentsOnRover Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
linked to: APXS

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscope
landerMass about 1471 kg including rover
landingAttemptResult hard landing
landingSiteAttempt near lunar south pole
launchDate 2019-07-22
launchMass about 3850 kg
launchSite Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Sriharikota
launchVehicle GSLV Mk III-M1
linked to: GSLV Mk III / LVM3
missionType lunar lander
lunar orbiter
lunar rover
namedAfter Sanskrit word Chandrayaan meaning Moon craft
notableAchievement placed a working orbiter around the Moon
objective map lunar surface
search for water ice on the Moon
study lunar exosphere
study the Moon’s south polar region
operator Indian Space Research Organisation
orbiterMass about 2379 kg
orbiterMissionLife extended beyond 1 year
planned 1 year
orbiterStatus operational as of 2024
plannedLandingDate 2019-09-07
powerSource solar panels
precededBy Chandrayaan-1
roverMass about 27 kg
spacecraftComponents lander Vikram
orbiter
rover Pragyan
linked to: Chandrayaan-3
successor Chandrayaan-3
targetRegion lunar south polar region

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Chandrayaan-2 instrumentsOnOrbiter Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer
linked to: Chandrayaan-2
Chandrayaan-3 predecessor Chandrayaan-2
Chandrayaan-3 relatedMission Chandrayaan-2
GSLV Mk III notableMission Chandrayaan-2
subject linked to: GSLV Mk III / LVM3
Chandrayaan-1 followedBy Chandrayaan-2
Mars Orbiter Mission followedBy Chandrayaan-2
Vikram partOfMission Chandrayaan-2
subject linked to: lander Vikram
Vikram orbitingSpacecraft Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter
subject linked to: lander Vikram
linked to: Chandrayaan-2
Vikram communicationLink Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter
subject linked to: lander Vikram
linked to: Chandrayaan-2
Terrain Mapping Camera 2 partOf Chandrayaan-2 orbiter
linked to: Chandrayaan-2
Terrain Mapping Camera 2 mission Chandrayaan-2
Terrain Mapping Camera 2 spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 orbiter
linked to: Chandrayaan-2
Imaging IR Spectrometer partOf Chandrayaan-2 orbiter
linked to: Chandrayaan-2
Imaging IR Spectrometer spacecraft Chandrayaan-2
Imaging IR Spectrometer mission Chandrayaan-2
Solar X-ray Monitor partOf Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter
linked to: Chandrayaan-2
Solar X-ray Monitor spacecraft Chandrayaan-2
Solar X-ray Monitor mission Chandrayaan-2 mission
linked to: Chandrayaan-2
Solar X-ray Monitor supportsInstrument Chandrayaan-2 CLASS
linked to: Chandrayaan-2
LVM3 usedForMission Chandrayaan-2
Kailasavadivoo Sivan notableWork Chandrayaan-2 mission
linked to: Chandrayaan-2
Launch Vehicle Mark 3 notableMission Chandrayaan-2
CE-20 usedForMission Chandrayaan-2
subject linked to: CE-20 cryogenic engine
Chandrayaan-1 successor Chandrayaan-2
subject linked to: CH-1
Chandrayaan-2 orbiterName Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter
linked to: Chandrayaan-2