The mission life of the orbiter is one year and it will observe the lunar surface, relay communication between Earth's IDSN and Chandrayaan 2's Lander — Vikram. (Photo | ISRO website) 
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Chandrayaan 2: India's 'Bahubali' lunar mission launched successfully

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the 20-hour countdown for the first moon-landing mission began at 6.43 pm on Sunday.

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