The document summarizes India's first lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-1. It provides details on the mission objectives, payload instruments, key events and accomplishments of the mission. Chandrayaan-1 was launched in 2008 and successfully studied the moon's topography and mineral composition using onboard instruments over its lifetime of 312 days in lunar orbit. The mission helped map the lunar surface and confirmed the presence of water ice and other minerals on the moon. It established India as the fifth nation to place a spacecraft in lunar orbit.
3. CHANDRAYAAN mission was
India's “ first lunar exploration”.
It was been launched by a
modified version of PSLV C11.
It was an unmanned lunar exploration
undertaken by ISRO( Indian space research
organization)
It was launched on 22nd October 2008; 6:23
IST from SATISH DHAWAN SPACE CENTRE ,
SRIHARIKOTA, ANDHRA PRADESH.
4. Organization Indian Space Research Organization
Mission type Orbiter
Satellite of Moon
Launch date 22 October 2008 from Sriharikota, India
Launch vehicle PSLV-C11
Mission duration 2 years
NSSDC ID 2008-052A
Home page Chandrayaan-1
Mass 523 kg (1,153 lb)
Orbital Elements
Eccentricity near circular
Inclination polar
Apoapsis initial 7,500 km (4,660 mi), final 100 km (62 mi)
Periapsis initial 500 km (311 mi), final 100 km (62 mi)
6. The main objective was to carry out
scientific studies and to conduct high-
resolution mapping of topographic features
in 3D,distribution of various minerals and
chemical species such as radioactive
nuclides that cover the surface of the
moon.
To Impact a sub-satellite ( Moon Impact
Probe -MIP ) on the surface on the Moon as
a fore-runner to future soft landing missions.
7. Search for surface or
sub-surface water-
ice on the Moon,
specially at lunar
poles.
Another objective
was to harness
several science
payloads, lunar craft
and the launch
vehicle with suitable
ground support
system.
8. After full integration, the
Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft (left) is
seen being loaded into the
Thermovac Chamber (right)
Mass
1380 kg at launch, 675 kg at lunar
orbit, and 523 kg after releasing the
impactor.
Dimensions
Cuboid in shape of approximately
1.5 m.
Communications
X band, 0.7 m diameter parabolic
antenna for payload data
transmission. The Telemetry, Tracking
& Command (TTC) communication
operates in S band frequency.
9. Power
The spacecraft was mainly powered by its solar array, which
included one solar panel covering a total area of 2.15 x 1.8
m generating 700 W of power, which was stored in a 36 A·h
Lithium-ion battery.
Propulsion
The spacecraft used a bipropellant integrated propulsion
system to reach lunar orbit as well as orbit and altitude
maintenance while orbiting the Moon.
Navigation and Control
The craft was 3-axis stabilized with two star sensors, gyros and
four reaction wheels.
10. PAYLOADS SENSOR CONFIGURATION OBJECTIVE
TERRAIN MAPPING CAMERA( Three stereo cameras with Topographic mapping
TMC) pixelated detectors
HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGER (HySI) Wedge filter pixelated AREAL MAPPING OF MINERALS
LUNAR LASER RANGING Pulsed Nd-Yag laser with HEIGHT OF THE SURFACE
INSTRUMENT (LLRI) optical system TOPOGRAPHY
HIGH ENERGY X-RAY CdZnTe detector U, Th, 210Pb and other
SPECTROMETER (HEX) radioactive elements
mapping
MOON IMPACT PROBE (MIP) C-band Radar, avideo imaging Taking images and measuring
system and mass spectrometer constituents of the lunar
atmosphere.
X-RAY FLUROSCENCE Swept charged CCD Chemical mapping
SPECTROMETER (C1XS) (Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ti, Fe)
SUB ATOM REFLECTING ANALYSER Mass spectrometer and Mineral composition
(SARA) solar wind monitor
MOON MINEROLOGY MAPPER Grating spectrometer and Areal mineral
(M3) HgCdTe detector and resource .
INFRARED SPECTROMETER (SIR-2) Grating spectrometer Linear mapping
Of minerals
SYNTHETIC APPERTURE RADAR Radar, Scatterometer and Lunar polar ice.
(MINI SAR) altimeter
RADIATION DOSE MONITOR Si semiconductor Radiation environment
(RADOM)
13. CHANDRAYAAN -1 was sent to moon in a series
of orbit increasing man oeuvres around the
earth as opposed to the launching of craft on
a direct trajectory to moon.
Chandrayaan -1 successfully completed the
lunar orbit insertion operation on 8th Nov 2008,
with this India became the fifth nation to put
vehicle in lunar orbit.
The MIP landed on lunar surface on 14th Nov
2008, which kept on sending information to the
mother satellite.
The M3 retrieved the presence of iron and also
changes in rock and mineral composition.
14. ISRO claims that the landing sites of the
APOLLO moon mission have been
mapped
The craft completed 3000 orbits
acquiring 70,000 images of lunar surface
, which was quite a record.
ISRO officials estimated that more than
40,000 images were sent in 75 days.
On 26th Nov 2008, TMC acquired images
of peaks and craters on the surface.
On 25th March 2009, Chandrayaan
beamed back the first image of earth.
15. Chandrayaan-I
completed 312 days in
orbit
It made nearly 3,400
orbits around the moon
Indian deep space
network (IDSN) noticed
a number of technical
failures.
But ISRO announced
that the mission was
90% completed
16. To construct the complex
spacecraft with 11-
payloads.
To place the spacecraft in
a circular orbit around the
moon.
To place the flag of India
on the moon.
To carry out imaging
operation and to collect
data on mineral content.
Discovery of large caves
on the lunar surface.
18. Picture of the lunar surface taken from the polar region by Chandrayaan-1
The second picture has been taken over the equatorial region of the Moon. This
picture was taken on November 13, 2008, by Chandrayaan-1’s TMC.
19. The American institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics(AIAA) had selected
ISRO’s Chandrayaan-1 mission as one of
its annual AIAA Space 2009 awards.
20. The scientists considered instrumental to the success of the
Chandrayaan-1 project are::
G. Madhavan Nair – Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation
T. K. Alex – Director, ISAC (ISRO Satellite Centre)
Mylswamy Annadurai – Project director
S. K. Shivkumar – Director - Telemetry, Tracking and Command
Network.
George Koshi –Mission Director
Srinivasa Hegde – Mission Director
M Y S Prasad – Associate Director of the Sriharikota Complex and
Range Operations Director
J N Goswami – Director of the Ahmedabad-based Physical Research
Laboratory and Principal Scientific Investigator of Chandrayaan-1
Narendra Bhandari – Head, ISRO`s Planetary Sciences and Exploration
program.
21. It is a joint mission proposed by ISRO and
Russian Federal Space Agency.
The projected cost is Rs 425 crores.
The mission is proposed to be launched in
2013 by a GSLV launch vehicle.
It includes a lunar orbiter and a rover and a
lander.
There would be 7 payloads, 5 for the orbiter
and 2 for the rover.
CURRENT STATUS::
On 30 August 2010, ISRO has finalized
payloads for CHANDRAYAAN -2 mission.
22. India’s first lunar exploration.
India has started its journey to moon.
The Chandrayaan-1 was one of the
“touchstones of India”.
23. http://www.chandrayaan-i.com
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