Called as the “most complex mission”, ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 is slated to be launched in the first month of January next year and the delay is due to the expert’s opinion that suggested changes to avoid failure of the system, ISRO chief K Sivan said on Tuesday.

During a press conference, he informed that the project was reviewed by many high profile experts who made some serious suggestions about changes that must be done regarding the entering of orbit and in landing the rover.

He added that such steps were taken by China too while it was executing its moon mission programme.

 

“It is the most complex mission ISRO has ever taken. To ensure that it becomes a success in the first attempt they (experts) have suggested some changes,” he said.

But due to the changes that were made, has led to the increase in the total weight of the mission and now it would be launched with the help of GLSV Mark III launcher.

The assigned window period for the proposed launch of the mission starts on January 3, 2019, and ends up on February 16, 2019.

Anyhow, Sivan said that the intention of ISRO is to launch the project by January next year.

“The Mission will have an orbiter weighing 2,379kg, lander named Vikram weighing 1,471kg and a rover weighing 27kg,” he said.

The lander is slated to land near the south pole that has till now remained unexplored, according to Sivan.

There are total 19 missions to be launched by March 2019 under ISRO. Missions that are in the pipeline launched are four satellites to be able to complete the Digital India programme by providing higher bandwidth for connectivity.

Chandrayaan-2, when launched, will become India’s second successful lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaa-1. The mission was developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and as per the plan, it is slated to be launched to the Moon by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III). The set includes a lunar orbiter, lander, and a rover – all of them developed and made in India.

The date is said to be somewhere around January 2019 for the launch of Chandrayan-2. The mission will try to land in a very soft approach with a lander and rover in high plain that is exactly located between two craters, Manzinus C and Simpelius N, at a latitude of approx.. 70° south. If the mission Chandrayaan – 2 succeeds, it will become the first-ever mission to land a rover near the unexplored lunar south pole.

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