Indian Lunar Exploration Programme
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lunar exploration mission
lunar exploration program
lunar landing mission
lunar orbiter mission
space exploration program
The Indian Lunar Exploration Programme is India’s series of robotic missions to explore and study the Moon, developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Lunar Exploration Programme canonical | 5 |
| Chandrayaan programme | 4 |
| Indian lunar exploration programme | 1 |
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar exploration mission
ⓘ
lunar exploration program ⓘ lunar landing mission ⓘ lunar orbiter mission ⓘ space exploration program ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Indian LEP ⓘ |
| collaboratingAgencies |
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
ⓘ
ESA ⓘ NASA ⓘ |
| componentMission |
Chandrayaan-1
ⓘ
Chandrayaan-2 ⓘ Chandrayaan-3 ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
India ⓘ India ⓘ India ⓘ |
| firstMission | Chandrayaan-1 ⓘ |
| landerName |
Vikram
ⓘ
Vikram ⓘ |
| landingAttemptRegion | lunar south polar region ⓘ |
| landingDate | 2023-08-23 ⓘ |
| landingOutcome |
hard landing
ⓘ
successful soft landing ⓘ |
| landingSite | lunar south polar region ⓘ |
| launchDate |
2008-10-22
ⓘ
2019-07-22 ⓘ 2023-07-14 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
GSLV Mk III / LVM3
ⓘ
surface form:
GSLV Mk III
LVM3 ⓘ PSLV-XL ⓘ |
| launchVehicleUsed |
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
ⓘ
surface form:
GSLV Mk II
LVM3 ⓘ PSLV ⓘ |
| missionType |
impact probe
ⓘ
lander ⓘ lander ⓘ orbiter ⓘ orbiter ⓘ rover ⓘ rover ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first detection of lunar surface water molecules by India
ⓘ
first soft landing near the lunar south pole ⓘ first successful soft landing near lunar south pole by India ⓘ |
| notableResult | detection of water molecules on the lunar surface ⓘ |
| objective |
demonstration of deep space mission capabilities
ⓘ
development of indigenous lunar exploration technology ⓘ exploration of the Moon ⓘ study of the Moon ⓘ |
| operator |
Indian Space Research Organisation
ⓘ
Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| orbiterName |
Chandrayaan-2
ⓘ
surface form:
Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter
|
| orbiterStatus | operational (as of 2024) ⓘ |
| orbitType | lunar polar orbit ⓘ |
| parentAgency | Department of Space (India) ⓘ |
| roverName |
Pragyan
ⓘ
Pragyan ⓘ |
| scienceFocus |
lunar exosphere
ⓘ
lunar mineralogy ⓘ lunar topography ⓘ water ice on the Moon ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| technologyFocus |
autonomous rover operations
ⓘ
deep space communication ⓘ lunar landing technology ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vikram
subject surface form:
Vikram
this entity surface form:
Chandrayaan programme
this entity surface form:
Indian lunar exploration programme
subject surface form:
Vikram (Chandrayaan-3 lander)
this entity surface form:
Chandrayaan programme
this entity surface form:
Chandrayaan programme
subject surface form:
Chandrayaan-1
this entity surface form:
Chandrayaan programme