Chandrayaan-1
Also known as Chandrayaan 1, Chandrayaan I
Chandrayaan-1 (; from Sanskrit: , "Moon" and , "craft, vehicle") of the Chandrayaan programme, was the first Indian lunar probe. It was launched by ISRO in October 2008, and operated until August 2009. The mission consisted of an orbiter and an impactor. ISRO launched the spacecraft using a PSLV-XL (C-11) rocket on 22 October 2008 at 00:52 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The mission was a major boost to India's space program, as India researched and developed its own technology to explore the Moon. The vehicle was inserted into lunar orbit on 8 Novem
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Chandrayaan-1 was India's first lunar probe, launched by ISRO in October 2008 and operated until August 2009, consisting of an orbiter and an impactor to study the Moon. The mission was significant because it demonstrated India's capability to develop its own space technology for lunar exploration, marking a major achievement for the country's space program.
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Chandrayaan-1 (Sanskriet: चंद्रयान-1) was een onbemande ruimtemissie naar de Maan van de Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), het ruimtevaartagentschap van India. "Chandra-yaan" betekent ruw vertaald uit het Sanskriet en Hindi "maan-voertuig". De ruimtesonde werd gelanceerd op 22 oktober 2008 met een aangepaste versie van de vanaf Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh. Op 8 november 2008 werd de satelliet in een baan om de Maan gebracht en op 14 november landde de op de zuidpool van de Maan. Chandrayaan-1 heeft gefunctioneerd tot 26 augustus 2009. 22 juli 2019 is de opvolger Chandrayaan-2 gelanceerd.
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