Chandrayaan-2

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Indian Space Research Organisation mission lunar exploration mission space mission

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

Aliases (1)

Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer ×1

Statements (50)

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 → Dual Frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar → Imaging IR Spectrometer → Solar X-ray Monitor → Terrain Mapping Camera 2 →
instrumentsOnRover	Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer → 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 →
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 →
successor	Chandrayaan-3 →
targetRegion	lunar south polar region →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chandrayaan-1 → Mars Orbiter Mission →	followedBy
GSLV Mk III → Indian Space Research Organisation →	notableMission
Chandrayaan-2 ("Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer") →	instrumentsOnOrbiter
Chandrayaan-3 →	predecessor
Chandrayaan-3 →	relatedMission