The Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO tweeted on July 18 morning that Chandrayaan-2 will be launched on July 22 at 2.43 p.m.Chandrayaan-2 launch, which was called off due to a technical snag on July 15, 2019, is now rescheduled at 2:43 pm IST on Monday, July 22, 2019. #Chandrayaan2 #GSLVMkIII #ISRO — ISRO (@isro) July 18, 2019The launch was earlier scheduled for July 15 but was called off just an hour before take-off, due to what ISRO said was a technical snag. Asked if the glitch related to the GSLV-MkIII launch vehicle, ISRO’s spokesman declined to comment, citing the ‘classified’ nature of expert committee findings. Earth phase may shrinkChandrayaan-2 is to be India’s first lander-rover mission to the Moon as a sequel to the first orbiting mission of 2008. A reduced number of earth orbits could make up for the lost days.

Source: The Hindu July 18, 2019 06:00 UTC