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what is chandrayaan1?

Chandrayaan-1, India's first scientific mission to Moon is slated for launch during 2007.
It was launched successfully on October 22, 2008 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota. The spacecraft was orbiting around the Moon at a height of 100 km from the lunar surface for chemical, mineralogical and photo-geologic mapping of the Moon.

The primary objectives of the mission are to expand the scientific knowledge about the origin and evolution of moon, upgrade India?s technological capabilities and provide challenging opportunities to the young scientists working in planetary sciences.


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