The $141 million moon mission or Chandrayaan-2 mission, scheduled to touch down on September 6 or 7, will map the moon's surface and search for water.
The 585-kilogram Beresheet, which means 'Genesis' in Hebrew, lifted off at 8:45 pm (0145 GMT Friday) atop a Falcon 9 rocket from the private US-based SpaceX company of entrepreneur Elon Musk.
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