Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) :The launch of Chandrayaan-2 launch was called off due technical snag on Monday.India's second mission to Moon, Chandrayaan-2 onboard GSLVMkIII-M1 has been called off due to a technical snag, says ISRO .The lift-off of the three-component spacecraft weighing 3,850 kg and comprising an orbiter, the lander and the rover was scheduled for 2.51 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC).
It is not possible to make the launch within the launch window. Next launch schedule will be announced later, says ISRO.
"It is not possible to make the launch within the launch window. The revised launch schedule will be announced later," the mission director announced.
Minutes before making this announcement, the officials put on hold the countdown.
"The technical snag was noticed during the cryogenic fuel was being loaded. We have to approach the vehicle to assess the problem. First we have to empty the fuel loaded in the rocket, then the rocket will be taken back for further investigation," an ISRO source told IANS.Indian Space Research Organization spokesman B.R. Guruprasad says a "technical snag" was observed in the 640-ton launch-vehicle system.
"This process will take 10 days after that only we can decide on the launch schedule," the source said.A technical snag was observed in launch vehicle system at T-56 minute. As a measure of abundant precaution, #Chandrayaan2 launch has been called off for today. Revised launch date will be announced later.
However, the countdown was held back with 56.24 minutes to go for the launch.
Monday's mission was to follow the successful maiden Lunar Mission Chandrayaan-1 launched in 2008. The rocket (Chandrayaan-1) which made more than 3,400 orbits around the moon, was operational for 312 days till August 29,2009.
The ₹978 crore Chandrayaan-2 onboard Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle GSLV-MkIII-M1 was scheduled to take 54 days to accomplish the task of landing on the Moon through meticulously planned orbital phases.
After a full dress rehearsal last week, the countdown for the mission commenced at 6.51 am on Sunday and scientists underwent various stages of propellant filling to power the rocket ahead of the launch.Chandrayaan, the word for "moon craft" in Sanskrit, is designed for a soft landing on the far side of the moon and to send a rover to explore water deposits confirmed by a previous Indian space mission
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