Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter and impact-probe system
Chandrayaan-1 was India's first lunar exploration system, centered on a lunar orbiter carrying international science instruments and the Moon Impact Probe. Launched in 2008, it mapped the Moon's chemistry, mineralogy, and geology and demonstrated technologies for later lunar missions.
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- Aliases
- Chandrayaan-1 missionChandrayaan 1 spacecraft systemCh-1
- Family Name
- Chandrayaan-1
- Full Name
- Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter and impact-probe system
- Roles
- orbiterimpactorresearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- Chandrayaan-1 was India's first lunar exploration system, centered on a lunar orbiter carrying international science instruments and the Moon Impact Probe. Launched in 2008, it mapped the Moon's chemistry, mineralogy, and geology and demonstrated technologies for later lunar missions.
- First Flight Year
- 2,008
- Last Flight Year
- 2,009
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 04:18:21 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 04:18:21 UTC