5.When was the space-craft adjusted to elongate the mission?. Single choice.
(1 Point)
January 2012
January 2019
January 2017
January 2016
Answers
Answer:
January 2019
Explanation:
ISRO began India’s planetary exploration program with the successful launch of Chandrayaan-1 orbiter mission to the Moon in 2008. The eleven remote-sensing scientific instruments from ISRO, NASA and ESA onboard Chandrayaan-1 (launched in October 2008) have made significant findings including discovery of water signature, spinal minerals, lunar lava tubes, evidences of recent volcanism, impact-triggered boulder movements and discovery of sputtered atomic oxygen and backscattered helium on the lunar surface. 1)
The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft to the Moon is a composite module mission consisting of Orbiter, Lander and Rover. Chandrayaan-2 is planned to be launched onboard Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) in the summer of 2019. The Orbiter will carry the combined stack up to moon till the Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI). The combined stack is then inserted into a lunar orbit of 100 km x 100 km. The Lander with the Rover is then planned to be separated from the Orbiter for soft-landing on a site near south polar lunar surface.