India's second lunar probe to land on moon in 2017

December 16, 2015 14:35

India's second lunar probe Chandrayaan II will land on moon in 2017 and the country's first solar mission, Aditya L1, is likely to be launched in 2019, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

Chandrayaan II will land on the surface of moon in 2017 and the second lunar mission will help explore the possibilities of signs of extra-terrestrial life, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh said during Question Hour.

The Aditya L1 mission "is aimed at studying the sun from an orbit around the sun-earth lagrangian point (L-1) which is about 1.5 million km from earth. It will carry seven payloads including a coronagraph to observe the outermost layers of the sun, the corona. Aditya L1 will be launched during 2019-20 timeframe," he said in his written response.

The "approved cost" of the solar mission is 378.53 crore.

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