Chandrayaan-2

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  • Chandrayaan-2 (Sanskrit: चंद्रयान-२, lit: Moon-vehicle^[2][3] pronunciation (help·info)), is a joint lunar exploration mission proposed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (RKA) and has a projected cost of 425 crore (US$90 million).^[4]
  • The mission, proposed to be launched in 2013^[1] by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) launch vehicle, includes a lunar orbiter and a lunar rover made in India as well as one lander built by Russia.
  • The team headed by Mylswamy Annadurai that was behind the success of the Chandrayaan-1 mission, is working on Chandrayaan-2.
  • The mission is planned to fly on a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk-II (GSLV) with an approximate lift-off weight of 2,650 kg from Satish Dhawan Space Center on Sriharikota Island.^[13]