Chandrayaan - 2 • Chandrayaan-2 (Chandrayaan-2) mission was launched on 22 July 2019 from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Chandrayaan-2 Now the 48-day journey to reach the South Pole of the moon had begun. India was earlier scheduled to launch Chandrayaan-2 on July 15, but was stopped due to leakage in the cryogenic engine. The main objectives of the Chandrayaan- 2 mission were to map the surface of the moon, detect the presence of minerals, scan the outer atmosphere of the moon, and detect the presence of water in one way or the other. Chandrayaan-2 was sent to pursue Chandrayaan-1's discoveries. 22 July to 13 August 2019 The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft revolved around the Earth from 22 July 2019 to 13 August 2019. That is, for 23 days, Chandrayaan-2 revolved in different orbits of the Earth. 13 August to 19 August 2019 Chandrayaan-2 then traveled in a long orbit going towards the moon from 13 August to 19 August