New Delhi, July 22: India’s moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, was set off from the Satish Dhawan Space centre in Andhra Pradesh‘s district of Nellore at Sriharikota, by ISRO.
Setting in place India’s bid to return to the moon, the Indian space agency’s heavy-lift rocket, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III), carrying the 3,850 kg Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, blasted off on Monday afternoon, according to reports.
At exactly 2.43 p.m., the Rs 375 crore GSLV-Mk III rocket began its ascent into space from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) here, according to ANI news reports.
3:04 PM: GSLVMkIII-M1 has successfully injected Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft into the orbit. Have a view of separation of Chandrayaan.
#GSLVMkIII-M1 successfully injects #Chandrayaan2 spacecraft into Earth Orbit
Here's the view of #Chandrayaan2 separation#ISRO pic.twitter.com/GG3oDIxduG— ISRO (@isro) July 22, 2019
2:57 PM: L-110 ignites and S200 rockets detached from the main body of the rocket.
WATCH: L-110 ignites and the S200 rockets separate from the main rocket. #Chandrayaan2 #ISRO pic.twitter.com/q8D85SPfG2
— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2019
2:55 PM: Watch GSLVMkIII-M1 blasts off from Sriharikota.
#WATCH live from Sriharikota: ISRO launches #Chandrayaan2(Courtesy: ISRO) https://t.co/AiDD9xhQZQ
— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2019
2:51 PM: Check out the latest visuals of ISRO launching Chandrayaan 2.
Launch of Chandrayaan 2 by GSLV MkIII-M1 Vehicle https://t.co/P93BGn4wvT
— ISRO (@isro) July 22, 2019
Difference Between Moon and Earth: ISRO
#ISRO #Chandrayaan2
As our journey begins, do you know what is the distance of Moon from Earth? The average distance is 3, 84, 000 km, Vikram lander will land on Moon on the 48th day of the mission, which begins today.
Here's different view of #GSLVMkIII-M1 pic.twitter.com/4LFEmT2xxZ— ISRO (@isro) July 22, 2019
12.54 PM: “Two hours to go!!! Filling of Liquid Oxygen in Cryogenic Stage(C25) of #GSLVMkIII-M1 completed and Filling of Liquid Hydrogen is in progress,” says ISRO.
#Chandrayaan2 #ISRO
Two hours to go !!! Filling of Liquid Oxygen in Cryogenic Stage(C25) of #GSLVMkIII-M1 completed and Filling of Liquid Hydrogen is in progress— ISRO (@isro) July 22, 2019