Chandrayaan 2 is launched on 22 July 2019 at 9:13 UT (2:43 p.m. Indian Standard Time) from Satish Dhawan Space Center on Sriharikota Island on an ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark III. The lander-orbiter pair will go into an initial elliptical (170 x 40400 km altitude) Earth parking orbit, followed by a trans-lunar injection. The pair go into an initial elliptical lunar orbit on 5 or 6 August. After orbit insertion, the lander and orbiter separate. The orbiter evolves into a 100 km altitude circular polar orbit and the lander brakes from orbit and lands on the surface in the high latitude areas near the south pole, planned for 6 or 7 September. The orbiter portion of the mission is planned to last 1 year. The rover will be deployed using a ramp shortly after landing. The lander and rover portions of the mission are planned for 14-15 days, one period of lunar daylight.
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