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Chandrayaan-2: Brief Insights
Launch Date: 22 July 2019
Launch Vehicle: GSLV Mk III (India’s most powerful rocket)
Objective: To explore the Moon’s south polar region
Components:
Orbiter – Successfully placed in lunar orbit; still operational
Vikram Lander – Attempted soft landing but crash-landed
Pragyan Rover – Lost due to lander crash
Key Discoveries:
Detection of water ice
Study of exosphere, surface, and subsurface composition
Mapping of lunar terrain
Outcome: Partial success (Orbiter functional, Lander failed)