Chandrayaan-1

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Indian Space Research Organisation mission lunar probe spacecraft

Chandrayaan-1 was India’s first lunar probe, launched in 2008, which successfully orbited the Moon and helped confirm the presence of water molecules on the lunar surface.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian Space Research Organisation mission → lunar probe → spacecraft →
abbreviation	CH-1 →
achievement	first Indian mission to the Moon → first Indian spacecraft to orbit the Moon →
agencyProgram	Indian Lunar Exploration Programme →
carriedInstrument	Bistatic Radar → High Energy X-ray Spectrometer → HySI (Hyper Spectral Imager) → Laser Ranging Instrument → Mini-SAR → Moon Impact Probe → Moon Mineralogy Mapper → Near Infrared Spectrometer → RADOM-7 (Radiation Monitor) → SARA (Sub-keV Atom Reflecting Analyzer) → Terrain Mapping Camera → X-ray Spectrometer →
collaboration	Bulgaria → European Space Agency → NASA →
countryOfOrigin	India →
endOfMissionDate	2009-08-29 →
endOfMissionReason	loss of communication →
followedBy	Chandrayaan-2 →
launchCountry	India →
launchDate	2008-10-22 →
launchRocket	PSLV-C11 →
launchSite	Satish Dhawan Space Centre → Sriharikota →
launchVehicle	PSLV-XL →
massAtLaunch	about 1380 kilograms →
missionDurationActual	approximately 10 months →
missionDurationPlanned	2 years →
missionType	lunar orbiter → uncrewed space mission →
notableResult	detection of hydroxyl and water signatures in lunar soil → helped confirm the presence of water molecules on the lunar surface →
objective	chemical mapping of the Moon → lunar surface mapping → mineralogical mapping of the Moon → search for water ice on the Moon → topographic mapping of the Moon →
operator	Indian Space Research Organisation →
orbit	lunar orbit →
powerSource	solar panels →
precededBy	no previous Indian lunar mission →
primaryTarget	Moon →
spacecraftBus	I-1K →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chandrayaan-2 → Mars Orbiter Mission →	precededBy
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle →	launchedMission
Indian Space Research Organisation →	notableMission
Chandrayaan-3 →	relatedMission