Chandrayaan-2: India spacecraft begins orbiting Moon

Chandrayaan-2: India spacecraft begins orbiting Moon

The rocket weighs as much as a fully-loaded jumbo jetIndia's second lunar exploration mission has entered the Moon's orbit, nearly a month after blasting off, officials have said.Chandrayaan-2 began its orbit of the Moon at 09:02 local time (04:32 GMT) on Tuesday.The craft completed the manoeuvre in around 30 minutes, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said.