chandrayaan-2, meaning lunar craft or moon craft, ( ) is india's second moon mission after chandrayaan-1. made by the indian space research organisation (isro), the mission was launched from the second launch pad at satish dhawan space centre on 22 july 2019 at 2:43 pm ist (09:13 utc) to the moon by a geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle mark iii (gslv mk iii). a proper landing on the lunar south pole would make india the 4th country to achieve a soft landing on the moon, after the space agencies of the usa, ussr, and china. the mission landing was expected on 7 september 2019 at 01:55 am ist (6 september 2019, 20:25 utc) but crashed when it lost communication at a 2100 metre altitude.