Chandrayaan-1

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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
X-ray Spectrometer
surface form: 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 2
surface form: 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

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Chandrayaan-2 precededBy Chandrayaan-1
Chandrayaan-3 relatedMission Chandrayaan-1
Mars Orbiter Mission precededBy Chandrayaan-1
CH-1 refersTo Chandrayaan-1
Moon Impact Probe partOf Chandrayaan-1
Moon Impact Probe parentSpacecraft Chandrayaan-1
this entity surface form: Chandrayaan-1 orbiter
Moon Mineralogy Mapper hostSpacecraft Chandrayaan-1
Moon Mineralogy Mapper mission Chandrayaan-1
this entity surface form: Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission
SARA (Sub-keV Atom Reflecting Analyzer) mountedOn Chandrayaan-1
subject surface form: SARA
SARA (Sub-keV Atom Reflecting Analyzer) fullName Chandrayaan-1
subject surface form: CENA
this entity surface form: Chandrayaan-1 Energetic Neutral Analyzer
SARA (Sub-keV Atom Reflecting Analyzer) developedForMission Chandrayaan-1
subject surface form: SARA
SARA (Sub-keV Atom Reflecting Analyzer) hostBody Chandrayaan-1
subject surface form: SARA
this entity surface form: Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter
RADOM-7 (Radiation Monitor) flownOn Chandrayaan-1
subject surface form: RADOM-7
RADOM-7 (Radiation Monitor) operatedOn Chandrayaan-1
subject surface form: RADOM-7
this entity surface form: Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission
Mini-SAR operatedOn Chandrayaan-1
Mini-SAR carriedBy Chandrayaan-1
Mini-SAR hostMission Chandrayaan-1
this entity surface form: Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission
PSLV-XL notableMission Chandrayaan-1
PSLV-XL firstFlightPayload Chandrayaan-1
PSLV-C11 primaryPayload Chandrayaan-1