Chandrayaan-2

India's second lunar exploration mission. Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019 aboard a LVM3 from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Aug 14, 2019).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Chandrayaan-2
Payload designation: Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter
International designator: 2019-042A
NORAD catalog number: 44441
GCAT identifier: S44441
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/926

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: Chandrayaan
Owner: ISRO
Country: India
Builder: ISRO Satellite Center
Platform (bus): CH2O

Launch

Date: July 22, 2019 · 09:13 UTC
Launch record: 2019-042Success
Rocket: LVM3
Spaceport: Sriharikota · pad SLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/NS
Perigee: 201 km
Apogee: 71,729 km
Inclination: 21.59°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: August 14, 2019
Last known active: October 2021

Size

Mass: 2,379 kg
Dry mass: 682 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 3,850 kg
Length: 5.8 m
Diameter: 2.10 m
Span: 10.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D01023
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: August 19, 2019
Phase outcome: Entered orbit around the target · August 20, 2019
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Aug 14, 2019	Earth	Aug 19, 2019	Escaped to another body	Luna
Aug 20, 2019	Luna	—	In orbit	—

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q325065 (CC0).