Chandrayaan-2: India's lunar journey in pictures

India’s second lunar moon mission Chandrayaan-2 will probe the moon surface in the early morning of September 7. The mission, which was conceptualised in 2007, was approved by the then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on September 18, 2008. After a decade-long hard work, Chandrayaan-2 finally took off for the moon on July 22, 2019. Here's the journey of Chandrayaan-2 till now in pictures:

July 22: India's second moon mission lifts off Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (GSLV Mark 3) M1 onboard Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Chennai.

July 24-August 2: The engine is propelled for 48 seconds.Over the next few days,Chandrayaan-2 performsits first, second, third and fourth earthbound orbit manoeuvre.

August 4: Chandrayaan-2 successfully clicks and sends images of Earth.

August 6: Chandrayaan-2 completes its fifth earthbound orbit manoeuvre.

August 14: Chandrayaan-2 inches closer to the moon as it enters Lunar Transfer Trajectory successfully.

August 20: A week later, itsuccessfully enters into the Lunar orbit.

August 22: For the first time, Chandrayaan-2 sends aset of images of the moon via LI4 Camera.

August 26: Chandrayaan-2 sends the second set of images. The images show lunar craters Jackson, Mach, Korolev and Mitra (in the name of ProfSisir Kumar Mitra).Mitra is a Bengali physicist who pioneered the use of radio technology in India.

August 28: India inches closes to the moon mission as it completes third lunar bound orbit manoeuvre.

August 30: It successfully performs its fourth lunar bound orbit manoeuvre.

September 1: Chandrayaan-2 performs its fifth and final lunar bound orbit manoeuvre.

September 2: Chandrayaan-2 successfully separates the Lander Vikram.

September 3: Chandrayaan-2 performsits first lunar bound de-orbiting manoeuvre with a duration of 4 seconds, and the second lunar bound de-orbiting manoeuvre within 9 seconds.

September 7: The spacecraft will finally touch the south polar region of the moon.