TIL Desk/National/AP/ The Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday said it has released the first set of data from the country’s second mission to the Moon, the Chandrayaan-2, for the general public.
Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
The Orbiter which was injected into a lunar orbit on September 2, 2019, carries eight experiments to address many open questions on lunar science.
“All experiments have been performing well and the data received suggests excellent capability to deliver on the pre-launch promises,” ISRO said.
In the period since the launch, payload teams tuned on-board systems for optimal instrument configurations, derived essential in-flight calibration data, revised / updated data processing steps / software and have started to publish early results, it said.
Related Posts
Now, roof outside Rajkot airport collapses
