Chandrayaan-1:ISRO's first lunar mission
Chandrayaan-1 It was the lunar probe of ISRO mission under Chandrayaan program.It was launched on October 22, 2008 and operated until August 2009.It was the first lunar mission of ISRO It includes a lunar orbiter and impactor.It was inserted in lunar orbit on November 8,2008. ISRO launched this satellite using a PSLV-XL rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre,at Sriharikota,Andhra Pradesh. The estimated cost for the project was US$54 million. Specifications of Chandrayaan-1 Mass- 1380 kg at launch 675 kg at lunar orbit 523 kg after releasing the impactor Dimensions- Cuboid in shape of approximately 1.5m(4.9 ft) Communication- X band,0.7m(2.3 ft)diameter dual gimballed parabolic antenna for payload data transmission.The Telemetry,Tracking and Command (TTC) communication operates in S band frequency. Power- The satellite was mainly powered by solar array,which include one solar panel covering a total area of 2.15×1...