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Chandrayaan-2

Also known as Chandrayaan2

Indian Space Research Organization · Launched

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Active · Partial success

India's second lunar mission, whose orbiter continues to operate after the Vikram lander was lost during its descent.

Destinations
Moon
Launch vehicle
LVM 3
Launch site
Sriharikota, India
Countries
India
Mission types
Orbiter, Lander, Rover

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Chandrayaan-2 launched on a GSLV Mark III from Satish Dhawan Space Centre

  2. Departure

    Trans-lunar injection from Earth parking orbit

    Earth

  3. Orbit insertion

    The lander-orbiter pair entered lunar polar orbit

    Moon

  4. Milestone

    The Vikram lander and the orbiter separated

    Moon

  5. Impact

    Contact was lost during Vikram's descent at about 2.1 km altitude and the lander crashed

    The page gives the landing attempt as 7 September Indian local time, equivalently Sept. 6, 20:00-21:00 UT. The UT date is recorded, at day precision because the page gives an hour-long window rather than a time.

    Moon

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Chandrayaan-2 · Orbiter

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

Trajectory dataset not yet available

No verified trajectory dataset is committed for this mission, so Mission Atlas renders no path.

Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through August 27, 2026