Raipur, Oct. 8 -- The Director of the Space Applications Centre of ISRO, Nilesh M Desai, provided a timeline of the Mangalyaan 2 project on Wednesday.

According to Desai, the Mangalyaan 2 project is expected to be completed by 2028-2030, and he has confirmed that work on it has begun.

Speaking to ANI, Desai said that Mangalyaan 2 will take 10 months to reach Mars. Following this project, India will join the group of 2-3 nations that have successfully reached Mars.

"Work on Mangalyaan 2 has already begun. The project is being given shape as we have imagined it to be. The project will be completed by 2028-2030... Mangalyaan 2 will be made to land on Mars. Landing on Mars is easier than landing on the moon because of its thin atmosphere. ...