[FPSPACE] Luna-Glob/Chandrayaan-2 updates

[Morris Jones]

I recently did some more searching of news clippings at a library for information on these missions. I didn't find out very much, and some of the information in the Indian media is contradictory.

Some sources point to a 2011 launch for Chandrayaan-2, others say 2012.

The launch vehicle is described as a GSLV mark 2 or GSLV mark 3. There is a big difference between these two vehicles, just like the difference between Ariane 4 and 5. I suspect that GSLV 2 will be used, as GSLV 3 has not yet been tested, and probably won't be ready soon. 

There are also reports of co-ordinating observations between Luna-Glob and the Chandra-2 orbiter. This suggests that both should launch in the same year or timeframe.

A Chandrayaan-3 sample-return mission is under consideration, but work on it will not begin until the Chandrayaan-2 mission is completed.

Morris Jones
Sydney



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