The 20-hour launch countdown of Chandrayaan 2, India's second lunar mission, commenced today at 6:43 pm ahead of its tomorrow's (July 22) launch which is scheduled to take place at 2:43 pm. The July 22 (Monday) launch of Chandrayaan 2 will be the second attempt by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to launch its lunar mission after its earlier scheduled launch on July 15 at 2:51 am was called off following a technical snag discovered by the ISRO scientists. #ISROMissions The launch countdown of #GSLVMkIII-M1/#Chandrayaan2 commenced today at 1843 Hrs IST. More updates to follow... pic.twitter.com/WVghixIca6 — ISRO (@isro) July 21, 2019Earlier, ISRO has successfully completed the launch rehearsal of the Chandrayaan 2 mission. Speaking on India's second lunar mission, ISRO chief K Sivan said, "Chandrayaan 2 will be launched on Monday afternoon.

Source: dna July 21, 2019 14:39 UTC