Technology
Chandrayaan-2 launch rescheduled for July 22
Chennai, July 18
The Indian space agency on Thursday announced that the launch date for its ambitious second Moon landing mission Chandrayaan-2 has been rescheduled for July 22, seven days after the ambitious launch by ISRO had to be aborted an hour before the lift off.
"Chandrayaan-2 launch, which was called off due to a technical snag on July 15, 2019, is now rescheduled at 2.43 p.m. IST on Monday, July 22, 2019," the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) tweeted.
The space agency has rectified the fault in its 'Bahubali' rocket-Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) whose Monday flight with Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was called off an hour before its lift off at 2.51 a.m.
The ISRO had constituted an expert committee to go into the root cause of the snag.
Non-building of sufficient pressure in the helium tanks in the rocket could be the reason for calling off the Moon landing mission one hour before the rocket's take off, two retired officials of the Indian space organisation told the media.
According to ISRO, the committee identified the root cause of the technical snag and all corrective actions are implemented. Thereafter, the system performance is normal.
The ISRO officials told the media that the fault was rectified at the second launch pad itself where the rocket has been positioned for the July 22 launch.
"Chandrayaan-2 launch, which was called off due to a technical snag on July 15, 2019, is now rescheduled at 2.43 p.m. IST on Monday, July 22, 2019," the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) tweeted.
The space agency has rectified the fault in its 'Bahubali' rocket-Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) whose Monday flight with Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was called off an hour before its lift off at 2.51 a.m.
The ISRO had constituted an expert committee to go into the root cause of the snag.
Non-building of sufficient pressure in the helium tanks in the rocket could be the reason for calling off the Moon landing mission one hour before the rocket's take off, two retired officials of the Indian space organisation told the media.
According to ISRO, the committee identified the root cause of the technical snag and all corrective actions are implemented. Thereafter, the system performance is normal.
The ISRO officials told the media that the fault was rectified at the second launch pad itself where the rocket has been positioned for the July 22 launch.
43 minutes ago
The Whiting Award is presented to Shayok Misha Chowdhury.
52 minutes ago
Recognising India's Strides in Digital Public Infrastructure, Ajay Banga
59 minutes ago
Statistically significant bullying of Sikh children: Sikh Coalition Report
1 hour ago
Successful businessman receives prison time for tax fraud and bribery
1 hour ago
Black Caucus members in Congress unite in opposition to Thanedar
1 hour ago
Sale of banned substances lands Indian in five-year prison term
2 hours ago
Kareena shares pictures of Taimur, Jeh scribbling letter for their grandma on her birthday
2 hours ago
Gujarat contributes over 8.3 pc to national GDP: FM Sitharaman
2 hours ago
HDFC Bank posts Rs 16,511 crore net profit in Q4, declares dividend of Rs 19.5 per share
2 hours ago
CM Vijayan living in perpetual fear of PM Modi: LoP Satheesan
2 hours ago
Karnataka Congress stages empty pot protest in Bengaluru against Centre
2 hours ago
Revere farmers who grow our food: Zoho's Sridhar Vembu
2 hours ago
HK, Singapore food regulators red flag ‘cancer-causing’ ingredient in certain MDH, Everest spices