Chandrayaan-2

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MartG

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Thursday 11th July 2019
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On Sunday India will attempt to launch its Chandrayaan-2 lunar probe, with the intention of landing near the Lunar South Pole.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-72...

MartG

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Sunday 21st July 2019
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Having another go tomorrow ( 22/7 )


Launch time: 0913 GMT (5:13 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

MartG

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Tuesday 20th August 2019
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Successfully entered lunar orbit tonight

https://www.space.com/india-chandrayaan-2-moon-mis...

MartG

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Friday 6th September 2019
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Webcast starts 19:40GMT, with landing between 20:00 and 21:00 GMT

https://www.space.com/17933-nasa-television-webcas...

MartG

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Friday 6th September 2019
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Not looking good - data ceased updating, and a lot of worried faces in mission control frown