ISRO :Chandrayaan-2 mission on schedule

Bangalore Jan 12: The Indian Space Research Organisation has spoken to media after the successful launch of PSLV C-40 which incorporated 31 satellites into the orbit along with the 100th satellite. The Space organization has revealed the details of its future projects.

ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar told that "the Chandrayaan-2 mission is on schedule and flight models are going through various tests.It is on schedule. We have to find out whether it is in March or not," ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar told reporters here in a response to a question.

He added that "Chandrayan-II satellite was getting ready at the ISRO Satellite Centre.The flight models were going through various levels of tests".

He added that "It would comprise an orbiter, lander and six-wheeled rover which would 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."