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- Chandrayaan-2 was the second lunar mission of India after Chandrayaan-1.
- It was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space center, Sriharikota on July 22, 2019.
- It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
- It was India’s second mission to the moon.
- It was launched by GSLV Mk III-M1.
- The aim of the mission was to trace water abundance on the moon’s surface.
- The target of the mission was the “South polar region” of the moon.
- Its three main modules were lunar orbiter, Vikram lander, lunar rover named Pragyan.
- Vikram lander was named after the late Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India’s space program.
- It was the most complex mission ever undertaken in the history of ISRO.
