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2008-10-22 · 18 years ago

Chandraayan-1 — launch

Date in UTC

Chandrayaan-1 of the Chandrayaan programme, was the first Indian lunar probe. It was launched by ISRO in October 2008, and operated until August 2009. The mission consisted of an orbiter and an impactor. ISRO launched the spacecraft using a PSLV-XL (C-11) rocket on 22 October 2008 at 00:52 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The mission was a major boost to India's space program, as India researched and developed its own technology to explore the Moon. The vehicle was 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.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrayaan-1. Related NASA reference: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/chandrayaan-1/. Description adapted from Wikipedia contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

Category
Launches and Flight Tests
Type
Orbital launch
Subjects
Space transportation
Mission
Chandraayan-1
Organization
Indian Space Research Organization
Vehicle
PSLV-XL
Location
Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
Country
IN
Outcome
Successful

Context and qualifications

Launch code: DS. Source references: Wire; -.

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