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  1. Chandrayaan-1 - Wikipedia

    • Chandrayaan-1 (pronunciation ; from Sanskrit: Chandra, "Moon" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") was the first Indian lunar probe under the Chandrayaan programme. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in October 2008, and operated until August 2009. The mission included an orbiter and an impactor. India launched the sp… See more

    Mission typeLunar orbiter and Impactor
    OperatorISRO
    COSPAR ID2008-052A
    SATCAT no.33405
    History

    Former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, announced the Chandrayaan 1 project The mission was a major boost to India's space program. The idea of an Indian scientific mission to the Moon was first raised i… See more

    Objectives

    The mission had the following stated objectives:
    • to design, develop, launch, and orbit a spacecraft around the Moon using an Indian-made launch vehicle
    • to conduct scientific ex… See more

    Specifications

    Mass 1,380 kg (3,042 lb) at launch, 675 kg (1,488 lb) at lunar orbit, and 523 kg (1,153 lb) after releasing the impactor. Dimensions Cuboid in shape of approximately 1.5 m (4.9 ft) Communications X band, 0.7 m (2.3 ft) diamete… See more

     
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  2. Chandrayaan-1 / Moon Impact Probe - Science@NASA

    Oct 22, 2008 · Chandrayaan-1 was India's first deep space mission, and it played a crucial role in the discovery of water molecules on the Moon. …

    • Nation: India
    • Spacecraft Mass: (1,380 kilograms)
    • Objective (s): Lunar Orbit, Lunar Impact
  3. Chandrayaan-1: India's First Mission to the Moon | Space

    Mar 28, 2018 · Chandrayaan-1 was India's first mission to the moon. It operated for almost a year (between October 2008 and August 2009). The lunar orbiter is best known for helping to discover...

  4. Chandrayaan-1 - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

  5. Chandrayaan-1, India’s first Moon mission - The …

    Oct 22, 2008 · Chandrayaan-1 was India’s first mission to another world. The orbiter discovered water on the Moon, catalyzing plans by nations to further explore our cosmic neighbor and even send astronauts. Technologies …

  6. JPL Science: Chandrayaan-1

  7. Chandrayaan-1: The first time India ‘touched’ the Moon

    Aug 23, 2023 · Chandrayaan-1: The first time India ‘touched’ the Moon. Chandrayaan-1 carried a module called the Moon Impact Probe, which was dropped to the lunar surface as proof of India’s arrival. Written by Arjun …

  8. Chandrayaan programme - Wikipedia

  9. Chandrayaan-1 Mission - Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

    Significant results from Chandrayaan-1. The major discovery of the Chandrayaan-1 mission is the detection of water (H2O) and hydroxyl (OH) on the lunar surface. The data also revealed their enhanced abundance towards the polar region.

  10. ESA - Chandrayaan-1 in a nutshell - European Space Agency

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