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Chandrayaan-1

 

 

 

The Chandrayaan programme, also known as the Indian Lunar Exploration Programme is an ongoing series of outer space missions by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The programme incorporates lunar orbiter, impactor, soft lander and rover spacecraft.

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Mission Type                    :Lunchar Orbiter

Operator                           :Indian Space Research Organization

COSPARD ID                    :2008-052A

SATCAT No.                      :33405

Website                             :www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/chandrayaan-1

Mission                              :Planned :2years

Duration                            :Final :10month,6days 


Spacecraft Properties :

Manufacturer                    :ISRO

Launch Mass                     :1,380 kg (3,040 ib)

Dry Mass                            :560 kg (1,230 ib)

Payload Mass                    :105 kg (231 ib)

 

Start of Mission :

Launch Date                    :22 October 2008, 00:52 UTC

Rocket                              :PSLV-XL C11

Launch Site                     :Satish Dhawan Second Pad

Contractor                       :ISRO

 

 End of Mission :

Last Contact                    :28 August 2009, 20:00 UTC


Orbital Parameters :

Reference System                    :Selenocentric

Semi-major axis                       :1,758 kilometers (1,092 mi)

Eccentricity                              :0.0

Periselene altitude                   :200 km (120 mi)

Aposelene Altitude                  :200 km (120 mi)

Epoch                                        :19 May 2009

 

   Launch Orbiter :

Orbital Insertion                    :8 Novenber 2008

Orbits                                      :3,400 at EOM

 


 


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