Chandrayaan-1
Mission overview
Chandrayaan-1 was India's first lunar mission, whose instruments helped confirm water on the Moon.
Mission data
Identity and engineering data from Wikidata (type-verified match · Q49011) · launch date 2008-10-22 confirmed
| International designator | 2008-052A | Wikidata · catalogued |
| Operator | Indian Space Research Organisation | Wikidata · catalogued |
| Launch mass | 1,380 kg | Wikidata · catalogued |
Full field-level provenance
- International designator: Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — community-curated structured knowledge base · Wikidata · wdt · P247 · catalogued value · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Operator: Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — community-curated structured knowledge base · Wikidata · wdt · P137 · catalogued value · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Launch mass: Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — community-curated structured knowledge base · Wikidata · wdt · P2067 · catalogued value · retrieved 2026-07-11
Sourced from Wikidata (community-maintained structured data, whose statements link to their own citations where provided); each value carries its Wikidata QID. A field with conflicting Wikidata values is omitted. Launch date is used only to cross-check the catalogue, never to override it. Fields Wikidata did not provide, or where conflicting values exist, are omitted, never invented.
Outcome & discoveries
Provided key evidence for water molecules and ice on the lunar surface.
- ★Detection of water/hydroxyl across the lunar surface
Mission profile
Knowledge connections
- Operated byISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
- Part of programChandrayaan program
- Launched byPSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)
- Launched fromSatish Dhawan Space Centre
- Mission targetThe Moon
Related missions
| Mission | Type | Agency | Launch | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandrayaan-3The Moon (south polar region) | Lander and rover | ISRO | 2023-07-14 | Completed |
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- ISROIndian Space Research Organisation
Indian missions (Chandrayaan, Mangalyaan) and launch vehicles.