In recent years more and more of the global aerospace agencies are beginning to plan missions to explore the moon. And many will be, not that soon. But recently Indian space research organization (ISRO) said it plans to launch a spacecraft “Chandrayaan-2” to the Earth in 2018.
In the framework of its space program Indian researchers are planning to use a launch vehicle GSLV Mk-II. The project “Chandrayaan-2” is a logical continuation of the Indian lunar program initiated by the device “Chandrayaan-1” in 2008. Then the spacecraft spent in lunar orbit for 312 days and sent to the surface probe. In the mission “Chandrayaan-2” is planned to continue the study of the composition of the lunar surface. As reported in an interview with Times Of India representatives of Space center named after Vikram Sarabhai, who will lead the flight
“India has not carried out launches on August 31, when ISRO failed during launch of the satellite IRNSS-1H, which was to replace the satellite IRNSS — 1A to work the Indian navigation system NAVIC. Now in the second half of December, India is planning to launch navigation satellite Cartosat-2 and at the same time of 30 nano-satellites, and soon after that we will make a second attempt to replace the IRNSS — 1A. Both of these will be implemented starting with the first pad of the cosmodrome Shriharikota, as the second will be occupied for launching three rockets GSLV, including in the framework of the mission Chandrayaan-2, which will be held in March 2018”.
India plans to launch a spacecraft to the moon in 2018
Vladimir Kuznetsov