Chandrayaan-2
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Chandrayaan-2, India's second moon mission launched, to land on lunar soil on September 7
The launch was aborted last Monday, after a pressure drop in one of the tanks in the upper stage of the rocket.
From launch till moon-landing, there will be several spots of complex manoeuvre. From the earth's orbit, it will be tranferred to a lunar trajectory that will sling-shot the spacecraft towards the moon through a series of complex operational changes. Later, thrusters on-board will enable descent of the spacecraft into a lunar orbit; the lander will detach from the orbiter and choose a right spot for landing even as its applies brakes to soften the landing.
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