 The ISRO on Sunday said, it is aiming for an April launch of the Chandrayaan-2 satellite to the moon. This time it plans to send a rover to explore the lunar surface.
Indian Space Research Organisation chairman K Sivan told reporters in Chennai if the April launch of the Chandrayaan-2, the country's second mission to the Moon, is not possible, then the ISRO will aim for a launch by October.
The Chandrayaan-2 satellite will comprise an orbiter, lander and six-wheeled rover which will move around the landing site and instruments on it would send back data that would be useful in analysing the lunar soil.
After reaching the lunar orbit, the Lander housing the rover will separate from the orbiter. After a controlled descent, the lander will soft land on the lunar surface at a specified site and deploy the rover.
Mr Sivan said, scientists were also gearing up for the launch of communication satellite GSAT-6 on-board GSLV-F08, scheduled later this month.
The GSAT-6A is a communication satellite which will provide a platform for developing technologies. It would be useful in satellite based mobile communication applications.
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