REPLAY: India’s Moon lander Chandrayaan-2 launches on GSLV Mk.3 rocket!

This is a replay of the live broadcast. Chandrayaan-2 launched successfully at 5:13 AM EDT (09:13 UTC). Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk. 3 (GSLV Mk.3) will launch the Chandrayaan 2 mission, India’s second mission to the moon. Chandrayaan 2 will consist of an orbiter, the Vikram lander and rover launched together into a high Earth orbit. The orbiter is designed to use on-board propulsion to reach the moon, then release the lander and rover. Chandrayaan 2 was originally slated to launch on a GSLV Mk.2 vehicle, but Indian officials decided to switch to a larger GSLV Mk.3 vehicle in 2018. Delayed from March, April and October 2018. Delayed from Jan. 3, Jan. 30, February, March, April, and July 14-15.