| Type(s) |
Satellite mission>Technology related (non-EO)
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| Owner |
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
| Organisation |
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) |
| Abstract |
Chandrayaan-1 is India's first mission to the moon, designed and developed by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization), Bangalore, India. This science mission represents a new dimension and a true challenge in the Indian Space Program. In Hindi, the term chandra = moon, yaan= ship (a litteral translation is MoonCraft). Major science mission objectives are:
• To provide high-resolution mineralogical and chemical imaging of the global surface of the moon, with stereographic coverage of most of the moon's surface with 5 m resolution, to provide new insights in understanding the moon's origin and evolution
• To search for surface or sub-surface water-ice, especially at the lunar poles and study of permanently shadowed north and south polar regions
• To identify chemical end members of lunar highland rocks
• To observe the X-ray (and ã-ray) spectrum in the energy region of 10-200 keV to provide information on lunar volatiles.
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| Cross Reference(s) |
Chandrayaan-1 Website
Chandrayaan-1 page on ISRO Website
Chandrayaan-1 announcement on ISRO Website
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| Discipline(s) |
Space science
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Point of Contact
| Name & Address |
ISRO Headquarters
Antariksh Bhavan, New BEL Road
BANGALORE - 560 094
India
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| Phone |
+91-80-23415474 |
| Fax |
+91-80-2341 5229/2253 |
| E-mail (#at# is @) |
info#at#isro.gov.in |
| Miscellaneous |
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Other Information
| Spatial Coverage & Location(s) |
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| Temporal Coverage |
21/04/2008 - 20/06/2008
Launch date planned for spring 2008 |
| Language(s) of Resource |
English
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| Original Resource Identifier |
6100 |
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