India to launch moon mission Chandrayaan-2 on July 15: ISRO

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K. Sivan speaks at a press conference on India's second mission to moon Chandrayaan-2 in Bangalore, India, June 12, 2019. India's second mission to moon Chandrayaan-2 would be launched on July 15, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan Wednesday. The landing on the moon would be on Sept. 6 or Sept. 7 near the South Pole, Sivan said. The spacecraft, with a mass of 3.8 tons, has three modules - Orbiter, Lander and Rover. Orbiter would have eight payloads, Lander three and Rover two, Sivan said. (Xinhua/Stringer)