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
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Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) will produce a high-resolution map of the moonNASA: Chandrayaan-1 Lunar Orbiter
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Hyper Spectral Imager will help create a mineralogical mapNASA: Chandrayaan-1 Lunar Orbiter
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Lunar Laser Ranging Instrument (LLRI) will scan surface topographyNASA: Chandrayaan-1 Lunar Orbiter
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Launched from the Satish Dhawan Space CenterChandrayaan: Mission Sequence
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India's first rocket launch
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India's first satellite launch
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