Posts Tagged ‘Chandrayaan’

Bangalore, Nov 12 (IANS) India's first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 was placed in its final orbit of 100 km from the lunar surface, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced here Wednesday evening. Full story

Bangalore, Nov 12 (IANS) India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 Wednesday reached its intended operational orbit at about 100 km from the lunar surface for a two-year rendezvous with the moon. “Chandrayaan has reached its home in the final orbit. ... Full story

Bangalore, Nov 11 (IANS) India's first unmanned spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 descended further into the lunar orbit Tuesday following the third orbit-reduction manoeuvre, a top space official said here. "The manoeuvre was carried out at 18.30 (IST) for 31 seconds to push ... Full story

Bangalore, Nov 10 (IANS) India's first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-I was nudged closer to the moon late Monday in a second orbit-reduction manoeuvre, a top Indian space official said. The manoeuvre lasted 866 seconds. "The spacecraft is at 187 ... Full story

Bangalore, Nov 9 (IANS) India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 was pushed further towards the moon's surface in the first orbit-lowering manoeuvre late Sunday, a top space agency official said. "The first orbit lowering operation was carried out successfully at ... Full story

Bangalore, Nov 8 (IANS) Chandrayaan-1, India's first unmanned mission to moon, has travelled more than 380,000 km in 12 days after its launch from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh Oct 22 to enter the lunar orbit Saturday. Soon after the launch at 6.22 a.m. on Oct 22, ... Full story

Bangalore, Nov 4 (IANS) India's first moon mission Chandrayaan-1 entered the lunar space early Tuesday for its final journey into the lunar orbit Saturday, an official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. "The operation to put Chandrayaan into ... Full story

Bangalore, Oct 23 (IANS) India's Chandrayaan-1 has begun its journey to the Moon -eagerly to find water on its surface - but there is a disappointing news from the Japanese lunar explorer Selene that has been circling the Moon for about a year.... Full story

Bangalore, Oct 23 (IANS) India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 is doing fine and has completed four orbits around the earth, a top space official said Thursday, a day after it was launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. "The health ... Full story

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 22 (IANS) Hopes of launching India's first moon mission Chandrayaan-1 were almost given up in the final phase of countdown early Wednesday as the weather gods played truant till the last hours before relenting, a top space official said here.... Full story