Hyderabad: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced tolaunch second space mission to Moon next month.
As per media report, ISRO is likely to launch Chandrayaan-2, the country’ssecond mission to the Moon, next month, sources in the space agency saidThursday.
“We are all trying hard. Definitely, it should be possible to launch themission in February,” a senior ISRO official told *PTI*. It is expected bythe middle of next month but no date has been finalised, the sources said.
“There is no impediment. It’s on track,” the official said. Chandrayaan-2,a totally indigenous venture, comprises an orbiter, a lander and a rover.After a controlled descent, the lander would soft-land on the lunar surfaceat a specified site and deploy a rover, according to the ISRO. Thesix-wheeled rover will move around the landing site on the lunar surface ina semi-autonomous mode as decided by the ground commands.
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The instruments on the rover will observe the lunar surface and send backdata, which will be useful for analysis of the lunar soil. The 3,290-kgChandrayaan-2 will orbit the Moon and perform the objectives of remotesensing it.
