Only three countries (United States, Russia and China) have successfully landed spacecraft on the airless lunar surface.
The 51-hour countdown for India's landmark 100th space mission began on Friday with Indian Space Research Organisation's old warhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket all set to soar into space on September 9 with two foreign satellites from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
A key feature of the satellite is providing mobile communication to India through multi beam coverage facility.
A 48-hour countdown began on Monday for the launch of record 20 satellites, including India's latest earth observation Cartosat-2 Series Satellite, onboard PSLV C-34 from Sriharikota on June 22.
Countdown began on Thursday for the launch of the latest navigation satellite that will make India on par with the GPS of the US.
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The 56 and-a-half hour countdown for the launch of India's first space mission to Mars, slated for November 5, commenced on Sunday at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
India's heavy-lift rocket GSLV MkIII, carrying communication satellite GSAT-19.
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