Chandrayaan-1 was the first Indian lunar probe, part of the Chandrayaan programme operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation. Launched on October 22, 2008 aboard a PSLV-XL rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, the orbiter and impactor mission entered lunar orbit on November 8, 2008 and operated for 312 days, detecting the presence of lunar water among its primary scientific findings.
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Mission TypeLunar orbiter and impactor 1 OutcomeOperated for 312 days against a planned two years, but achieved its primary scientific objectives including detection of lunar water, a major boost to India's space program. 1 Mission Type
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Wikimedia Foundation- Mission Type (category): Orbiter
- Mission Type: Lunar orbiter and impactor
- Launch Date: 2008-10-22
- End Date: 2009-08-28
- Outcome: Operated for 312 days against a planned two years, but achieved its primary scientific objectives including detection of lunar water, a major boost to India's space program.
2. Chandrayaan-1 (Wikipedia)
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The mission consisted of an orbiter and an impactor
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was the first Indian lunar probe
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the orbiter started experiencing several technical issues including failure of the star tracker
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detecting the presence of Lunar water
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The mission consisted of an orbiter and an impactor.
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It was launched by ISRO in October 2008, and operated until August 2009.
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Chandrayaan-1 (; from Sanskrit: Chandra, "Moon" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") of the Chandrayaan programme, was the first Indian lunar probe.
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Water vapor has been detected by Chandrayaan-1 and found to vary with latitude, with a maximum at ~60-70 degrees; it is possibly generated from the sublimation of water ice in the regolith.
Chandrayaan programme (Wikipedia)
Operated By: ISRO, Chandrayaan programme
is an ongoing series of outer space missions by ISRO for the exploration of the Moon.
Part Of: Chandrayaan Programme, Chandrayaan programme
Chandrayaan-1 was successfully launched aboard the PSLV rocket.
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