Chandrayaan-1

An animation by ESA. date- 22 Oct 08. Source/more info- http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMCYMY5KMF_index_0.html

'Chandrayaan-1, Indias first mission to the Moon, was successfully launched earlier this morning from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) in Sriharikota, India.

The PSLV-C11 rocket, an upgraded version of the Indian Space Research Organisations (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, lifted off at 02:52 Central European Summer Time (CEST) and, about 20 minutes later, injected the spacecraft into a highly elongated orbit around Earth.
This marked the beginning of Chandrayaan-1s journey to the Moon, which will culminate with a major manoeuvre the lunar orbit insertion in about two weeks. Once the spacecraft is orbiting the Moon, further manoeuvres will progressively lower its altitude to the final 100 km-high circular orbit.


Main objectives:

Analyse geological, mineralogical and topographical aspects of the lunar surface in unprecedented detail

Study the vertical distribution of crustal material

Investigate the processes that led to the formation of craters, maria and basins on the Moon

Explore space weathering processes, that result from the interaction of the solar wind and cosmic rays with the Moons surface

Analyse the magnetic anomalies on the lunar surface

Search for ices at the poles

Produce 3D maps of regions of particular scientific interest at high spatial resolution (5-10 m)

Drop an impact probe on the lunar surface to test near-surface properties and test impact technology


Instruments on board:

The Chandrayaan-1 Imaging X-Ray Spectrometer (C1XS), developed by the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in the UK in collaboration the ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore. It will measure the abundance of magnesium, aluminium, silicon, iron and titanium over the surface of the Moon.

The Smart Near-Infrared Spectrometer (SIR-2), developed by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Science, Germany. It will explore the mineral resources of the Moon, the formation of its surface features and the different layers of the Moons crust.

The Sub-kiloelectronvolt Atom Reflecting Analyser (SARA), developed by the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in collaboration with the Space Physics Laboratory of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, India. It will study the way the Moons surface interacts with the solar wind, and the surfaces magnetic anomalies.'

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[scientificboysclub]

Go Chandrayaan Go Unlock secretes to moon!!!

[TheYashu200]

@indiasucksalways ask nasa , whether they find anything on moon . come to india i will give you the photos ...y begger

[indiasucksalways]

Nice animations but where's the real photos? Probably another Indiot fraud.

[SuperVaibhav23]

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