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• The Indian Space Research Organization's Chandrayaan-1 Lunar Orbiter is an unmanned Indian spacecraft that launched for the moon on October 22, 2008.Fox News: India Launches First Moon Mission (October 21, 2008) The ship launched a probe that landed successfully on the moon on November 14, 2008. ISRO described it as a "perfect operation." The accomplishment is historic, making India the fourth nation to mark its presence on the moon.The Economic Times: Chandrayaan-I Impact Probe Lands on Moon (November 14, 2008)

  The mission will last two years and will carry ten experiments designed to map the moon, test the environment and perform other experiments.NASA: Chandrayaan-1 Lunar Orbiter

• Fast Facts

  1. India's first unmanned mission to the moonThe Economic Times: Chandrayaan-I Impact Probe Lands on Moon (November 14, 2008)
  2. The Chandrayaan-1 will orbit around the moon for two yearsABC News (AU): India celebrates successful moon launch (September 22, 2008)
  3. Instruments on the spacecraft will collect information and imagesABC News (AU): India celebrates successful moon launch (September 22, 2008)
  4. Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) will produce a high-resolution map of the moonNASA: Chandrayaan-1 Lunar Orbiter
  5. Hyper Spectral Imager will help create a mineralogical mapNASA: Chandrayaan-1 Lunar Orbiter
  6. Lunar Laser Ranging Instrument (LLRI) will scan surface topographyNASA: Chandrayaan-1 Lunar Orbiter
  7. Mission cost about $83 millionNASA: Chandrayaan-1 Lunar Orbiter
  8. Launched from the Satish Dhawan Space CenterChandrayaan: Mission Sequence
  9. Launched on October 22, 2008The Economic Times: Chandrayaan-I Impact Probe Lands on Moon (November 14, 2008)
  10. Probe landed on the moon on November 14, 2008The Economic Times: Chandrayaan-I Impact Probe Lands on Moon (November 14, 2008)
  11. India's first rocket launch: 1963Bloomberg.com: Indian Lunar Probe Reaches Surface in Terrain Mapping Project (November 14, 2008)
  12. India's first satellite launch: 1975Bloomberg.com: Indian Lunar Probe Reaches Surface in Terrain Mapping Project (November 14, 2008)
  13. India's satellite program has 21 orbitersBloomberg.com: Indian Lunar Probe Reaches Surface in Terrain Mapping Project (November 14, 2008)

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