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Chandrayaan-2 launch rescheduled for July 22: ISRO

The launch was aborted before lift-off at 1.55 am following a technical problem in its most powerful rocket GSLV-Mk-III

PTI Bangalore Published 18.07.19, 06:28 AM
This July 2019, photo released by Isro shows its GSLV MkIII-M1 being prepared for the July 15 launch of Chandrayaan-2 at Sriharikota.

This July 2019, photo released by Isro shows its GSLV MkIII-M1 being prepared for the July 15 launch of Chandrayaan-2 at Sriharikota. AP

The revised launch of the Chandrayaan-2 is on July 22, the Indian Space Research Organisation said on Thursday.

On July 15, the launch was aborted 56 minutes and 24 seconds before lift-off at 1.55 am after a technical problem was found in the rocket, GSLV-Mk-III that has been nicknamed Baahubali.

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The launch is now at 2.43 pm on July 22, ISRO tweeted.

Scientists at India's space agency have been assessing the seriousness of the problem that put a halt to the Rs 976-crore lunar mission.

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