Moon Impact Probe
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The Moon Impact Probe was a small Indian lunar probe designed to detach from the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft and intentionally crash onto the Moon’s surface to conduct scientific measurements and demonstrate landing technologies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moon Impact Probe canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar probe
ⓘ
spacecraft ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | MIP ⓘ |
| carriedInstrument |
CHACE mass spectrometer
ⓘ
Chandra’s Altitudinal Composition Explorer ⓘ Radar Altimeter ⓘ Video Imaging System ⓘ |
| communication | telemetry link via Chandrayaan-1 orbiter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| descentDuration | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| designedBy | Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre ⓘ |
| designedFor | one-way mission ⓘ |
| dimension | about 0.6 m on a side ⓘ |
| discovererOf | water molecules in lunar exosphere ⓘ |
| firstForCountry | first Indian object to impact the Moon ⓘ |
| impactBody | Moon ⓘ |
| impactDate | 2008-11-14 ⓘ |
| impactSite |
near Shackleton crater region
ⓘ
near lunar south pole ⓘ |
| impactVelocity | approximately 1.6 km/s ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2008-10-22 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
ⓘ
Sriharikota ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | PSLV-XL ⓘ |
| mass | 34 kg ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | successful ⓘ |
| missionType |
impact probe
ⓘ
lunar impactor ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Indian tricolour flag (carried on probe) ⓘ |
| objective |
characterize lunar surface near south pole
ⓘ
conduct scientific measurements during descent ⓘ demonstrate lunar impact technology ⓘ study lunar exosphere ⓘ test descent and impact telemetry ⓘ |
| operator |
Indian Space Research Organisation
ⓘ
surface form:
ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| parentSpacecraft |
Chandrayaan-1
ⓘ
surface form:
Chandrayaan-1 orbiter
|
| partOf | Chandrayaan-1 ⓘ |
| powerSource | battery ⓘ |
| program | Indian Lunar Exploration Programme ⓘ |
| separationDate | 2008-11-14 ⓘ |
| shape | cube ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | box-shaped impact probe ⓘ |
| status | mission completed ⓘ |
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