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Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLV XLSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Chandrayaan-1
Launched
October 22, 2008 · 00:52 UTC
Summary
Chandrayaan-1 launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV XL from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on October 22, 2008 at 00:52 UTC. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 27th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,939th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st PSLV XL flight. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). Chandrayaan-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 258 × 22,857 km orbit inclined 17.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 1st PSLV XL flightIndian Space Research Organization's 27th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,939th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Chandrayaan-1 · NORAD 33405 · 2008-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2008-052A
- Epoch
- 2008-10-23 00:52:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.61653676 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6302747
- Inclination
- 17.9063°
- Ascending node
- 353.0999°
- Arg. of perigee
- 170.2196°
- Mean anomaly
- 210.1984°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- -0.00079666
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Chandrayaan-1 · NORAD 33405 · left Earth orbit October 26, 2008
PSLV-C11 PS4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chandrayaan-1 was India's first mission to the Moon, an ISRO orbiter carrying Indian and international instruments that mapped the lunar surface and helped confirm the presence of water molecules. It also released the Moon Impact Probe onto the surface.
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
14th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 2nd this year · 27th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 22, 6:22 AM GMT+5:30, in daylight
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
274 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, IndiaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Chandrayaan-1 launch?
Chandrayaan-1 launched on October 22, 2008 at 00:52 UTC.
Where can I watch Chandrayaan-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Chandrayaan-1?
PSLV XL, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV XL spec sheet
Where did Chandrayaan-1 launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. Liftoff was Oct 22, 6:22 AM GMT+5:30 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Chandrayaan-1 reach?
Chandrayaan-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 258 × 22,857 km orbit inclined 17.9°.
How many satellites did Chandrayaan-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).