CHANDRAYAAN-I
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| Mission type | Lunar orbiter |
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| Operator | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-052A |
| SATCAT no. | 33405 |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | Planned: 2 years Final: 10 months, 6 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 1,380 kg (3,040 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 October 2008, 00:52 UTC |
| Rocket | PSLV-XL C11 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Second Pad |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 28 August 2009, 20:00 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Selenocentric |
| Semi-major axis | 1,758 kilometers (1,092 mi) |
| Eccentricity | 0.0 |
| Periselene | 200 km (120 mi) |
| Aposelene | 200 km (120 mi) |
| Epoch | 19 May 2009 |
| Lunar orbiter | |
| Orbital insertion | 8 November 2008 |
| Orbits | 3,400 at EOM |
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Chandrayaan-1 (Sanskrit: चन्द्रयान-१,(Sanskrit: [ t͡ʃʌnd̪ɾʌːjaːn]; lit: Moon vehicle
pronunciation ) was India's first lunar probe. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008, and operated until August 2009. The mission included a lunar orbiter and an impactor. India launched the spacecraft using a PSLV-XL rocket, serial number C11, on 22 October 2008 at 00:52 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, about 80 km (50 mi) north of Chennai. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced the project on course in his Independence Day speech on 15 August 2003. The mission was a major boost to India's space program, as India researched and developed its own technology in order to explore the Moon. The vehicle was successfully inserted into lunar orbit on 8 November 2008.
On 14 November 2008, the Moon Impact Probe separated from the Chandrayaan orbiter at 14:36 UTC and struck the south pole in a controlled manner, making India the fourth country to place its flag on the Moon. The probe hit near the crater Shackleton at 15:01 UTC, ejecting sub-surface soil that could be analysed for the presence of lunar water ice.
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