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Chandrayaan - 2 Mission : Initial data release Home / Archives / Chandrayaan - 2 Mission India’s second mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan - 2 was launched on 22nd July 2019 from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota. The Orbiter which was injected into a lunar orbit on 2nd Sept 2019, carries 8 experiments to address many open questions on lunar ... Chandrayaan - 2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS) is an X ray fluorescence (XRF) experiment on board Chandrayaan - 2 Orbiter to map the elemental abundances of the major rock forming elements on the lunar surface. Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019 . September 7, 2019 (Lander crash) was recorded as the official date for the flyby/landing phase. The primary mission objectives are expected to be completed by Orbiter operational (initially 1 year, extended). Chandrayaan - 2 aims for enhancing our understanding of the Moon, stimulate the advancement of technology, promote global alliances and inspire a future generation of explorers and scientists. What are the scientific objectives of Chandrayaan 2 ? Why was the Lunar South Pole targetted for exploration?