Chandrayaan-1 - Revision history

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+Chandrayaan 1 was an [[Indian Space Research Organization|Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)]] mission to orbit the moon intended for two years, gathering scientific information and testing India's space capabilities.  Based upon the Kalpansat weather satellite, it had a 1.5 meter bus weighing approx. 523 kg.  Chandrayaan carried a 29kg Moon Impact Probe (MIP) and a 55kg scientific payload.  The spacecraft was successfully launched on a PSLV on October 22nd 2008.  It achieved lunar orbit insertion on the 8th of November and tranferred to a one hundred kilometer altitude circular orbit on the 12th of November.<ref>[http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/mission_sequence.htm CHANDRAYAAN-1 Mission Sequence]</ref>  Chandrayaan-1 completed 3,000 orbits of the moon and sent more than 70,000 images to Earth.<ref>[http://isro.gov.in/pressrelease/scripts/pressreleasein.aspx?Jul17_2009 ISRO]</ref> The satellite detected x-rays from the moon produced by fluorescense stimulated by solar fares.<ref>[http://www.isro.gov.in/pressrelease/scripts/pressreleasein.aspx?Jan23_2009 ISRO]</ref>
-Chandrayaan 1 is an [[Indian Space Research Organization|Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)]] mission to orbit the moon for two years, gathering scientific information and testing India's space capabilities.  Based upon the Kalpansat weather satellite, it is a 1.5 meter bus weighing approx. 523 kg.  Chandrayaan carries a 29kg Moon Impact Probe (MIP) and a 55kg scientific payload.
+A power supply failure caused premature termination of the mission in August of 2009.  At that time Chandrayaan-1 was expected to crash into the moon in about 1000 days.
 ==Instrumentation==
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 http://www.chandrayaan-1.com/
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 ==External Links==
 [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=CHANDRYN1 NSSDC ID: CHANDRYN1]

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 Chandrayaan 1 is an [[Indian Space Research Organization|Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)]] mission to orbit the moon for two years, gathering scientific information and testing India's space capabilities.  Based upon the Kalpansat weather satellite, it is a 1.5 meter bus weighing approx. 523 kg.  Chandrayaan carries a 29kg Moon Impact Probe (MIP) and a 55kg scientific payload.
-The spacecraft was successfully launched on PSLV on October 22nd 2008. [http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/Oct22_2008.htm Here is the ISRO press release]
+The spacecraft was successfully launched on PSLV on October 22nd 2008. A power supply failure caused premature termination of the mission in August of 2009.  At that time Chandrayaan-1 was expected to crash into the moon in about 1000 days.
 ==Instrumentation==
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 Lunar orbiting spacecraft.
 Sponsor: [[Indian Space Research Organization]]

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 *Hyper Spectral Imager ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/hysi.htm HySi]) for mineralogical mapping in the 400-900 nanometer band.  Spectral resolution of 15 nanometers.  Spacial resolution of 80 meters.
 *Lunar Laser Ranging Instrument ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/llri.htm LLRI]) for mapping lunar topography.
-*High Energy X-ray/gamma ray spectromenter ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/hex.htm HEX]).  30 - 250 keV range.  Designed to detect the decay products of [[Uranium]] and [[Thorium]].
+*High Energy X-ray/gamma ray spectrometer ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/hex.htm HEX]).  30 - 250 keV range.  Designed to detect the decay products of [[Uranium]] and [[Thorium]].
 *Moon Impact Probe ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/mip.htm MIP]).  29 kg released from a 100km orbit.
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 Chandrayaan 1 is an [[Indian Space Research Organization|Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)]] mission to orbit the moon for two years, gathering scientific information and testing India's space capabilities.  Based upon the Kalpansat weather satellite, it is a 1.5 meter bus weighing approx. 523 kg.  Chandrayaan carries a 29kg Moon Impact Probe (MIP) and a 55kg scientific payload.
-The spacecraft was successfully launched on PSLV on October 22nd. [http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/Oct22_2008.htm Here is the ISRO press release]
+The spacecraft was successfully launched on PSLV on October 22nd 2008. [http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/Oct22_2008.htm Here is the ISRO press release]
 ==Instrumentation==

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	Chandrayaan 1 is an [[Indian Space Research Organization\|Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)]] mission to orbit the moon for two years, gathering scientific information and testing India's space capabilities. Based upon the Kalpansat weather satellite, it is a 1.5 meter bus weighing approx. 523 kg. Chandrayaan carries a 29kg Moon Impact Probe (MIP) and a 55kg scientific payload.		Chandrayaan 1 is an [[Indian Space Research Organization\|Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)]] mission to orbit the moon for two years, gathering scientific information and testing India's space capabilities. Based upon the Kalpansat weather satellite, it is a 1.5 meter bus weighing approx. 523 kg. Chandrayaan carries a 29kg Moon Impact Probe (MIP) and a 55kg scientific payload.
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		+	The spacecraft was successfully launched on PSLV on October 22nd. [http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/Oct22_2008.htm Here is the ISRO press release]

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 *Moon Impact Probe ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/mip.htm MIP]).  29 kg released from a 100km orbit.
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-*Imaging X-Ray Spectrometer ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/cixs_esa.htm C1XS]).  1-10 keV range fluorescence.  Ground resolution of 10km.  Measures abundance of elemental Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Fe, and Ti on the lunar surface.  From [[ESA]].
+*Imaging X-Ray Spectrometer ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/cixs_esa.htm C1XS]).  1-10 keV range fluorescence.  Ground resolution of 10km.  Measures abundance of elemental Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Fe, and Ti on the lunar surface.  Through [[ESA]].
-*Near Infra Red spectrometer ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/sir-2_esa.htm SIR-2])
+*Near Infra Red spectrometer ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/sir-2_esa.htm SIR-2]). 0.93-2.4 μm range. 6nm spectral resolution.  Through [[ESA]].
-*Sub KeV Atom Reflecting Analyser ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/sara_esa.htm SARA])
+*Sub KeV Atom Reflecting Analyser ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/sara_esa.htm SARA]). Through [[ESA]].
-*Radiation Dose Monitor Experiment ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/radom_bas.htm RADOM])
+*Radiation Dose Monitor Experiment ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/radom_bas.htm RADOM]). From Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
-*Miniature Synthetic Aperture Radar ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/minisar_nasa.htm MiniSAR])
+*Miniature Synthetic Aperture Radar ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/minisar_nasa.htm MiniSAR]). Through [[NASA]].
-*Moon Mineralogy Mapper ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/mmm_nasa.htm M3])
+*Moon Mineralogy Mapper ([http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/mmm_nasa.htm M3]). Through [[NASA]].
 Lunar orbiting spacecraft.