Technical issues force India to postpone launch of lunar probe an hour shy of lift-off
A spectator holds an Indian national flag, after a mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation's Chandrayaan-2, with the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle on board, was scrubbed due to a technical snag, in Sriharikota in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India in the early hours of the day on July 15, 2019.
The spacecraft looked set for launch atop a Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle Mk III – India 's most powerful rocket – from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, but the countdown was halted 56 minutes and 24 seconds before the planned lift-off at 2121 GMT Sunday . The agency did not say when it would attempt the launch again and did not share any details about the technical issue.Scores of enthusiasts, including schoolchildren, had gathered to witness the launch.
Chandrayaan-2 will follow Chang'e-4, launched by India's regional rival China, which in January became the first spacecraft to successfully land on the far side of the Moon. It will carry with it a solar-powered rover named Pragyan – "wisdom" in Sanskrit – which will roam as far as 500 metres away from the lander to study the composition o f the Moon's surface for one – the equivalent of 14 Earth days.
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