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Chandrayann: Dr.M.Sivanandam Professor and Head, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

The document discusses India's Chandrayaan lunar exploration program. Some key details include: - Chandrayaan's objectives are to perform chemical, mineralogical, and photographic mapping of the Moon's surface as well as high resolution 3D mapping and mineral identification. - Scientific payloads include cameras, spectrometers, and sensors to analyze the Moon's composition. - The spacecraft will be placed in a polar orbit 100km from the lunar surface. - Launch is planned for October 22, 2008 aboard the PSLV rocket from Bangalore, India.

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Chandrayann: Dr.M.Sivanandam Professor and Head, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

The document discusses India's Chandrayaan lunar exploration program. Some key details include: - Chandrayaan's objectives are to perform chemical, mineralogical, and photographic mapping of the Moon's surface as well as high resolution 3D mapping and mineral identification. - Scientific payloads include cameras, spectrometers, and sensors to analyze the Moon's composition. - The spacecraft will be placed in a polar orbit 100km from the lunar surface. - Launch is planned for October 22, 2008 aboard the PSLV rocket from Bangalore, India.

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CHANDRAYANN

Dr.M.Sivanandam
Professor and Head,
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Chandrayana

Moon Vehicle

Chandrayaan

Indian Lunar Exploration

Programme

Distance between the Earth and Moon 384,400 Km


Diameter of the Moon

3476 Km

Gravitational Force on the Moon 1/6 of Earth


Moon is the Brightest Object in the night sky
Temperature during the day
Temperature during night

110 c
- 180 c

Moons Surface is Dry, Dusty and Rocky

PROPERTIES OF EARTH AND MOON


Parameters

Moon

Earth

Mass, 10^24 Kg

0.07349

5.9736

Volume 10^10

2.1958

108.321

1738.1

6356.8

Density Kg/m^3

3350

5515

Gravity m/s^2

1.62

9.78

27.32 Days

23 hr, 56 min, 4.09

Km^3
Radius Km

Rotational speed

s
Period of
Revolution

27.32 Days

365.26 Days

Scientific Objectives
1. Chemical Mapping in Visible, IR
2. Mineralogical Mapping
3. Photo Geological Mapping
4.High resolution 3 Dimensional Mapping
5. Minerals Mapping- Si, Al, Mg, Ca, radioactive nuclides

Scientific Payloads
1. Terrain Mapping Stereo Camera
2. Hyper Spectral Images
3. Lunar Laser Ranging Instrument
4. Collimated Low Energy X ray Spectrometer
5. Solar X-ray Monitor
6. High Energy X-ray, Gamma Ray Spectrometer

Space Craft Cuboid 1.5 m

Ground Stations

1. Deep Space Network .. Bangalore, Steerable 34 m

Antenna

2.Mission Control Centre . Bangalore

3. National Science Data Centre

Launching Sequence
1. 1050 Kg Satellite launched into Elliptical Orbit.
Perigee 240 Km and Apogee 36,000 Km
2. Transfer to Transfer Lunar Injection Orbit Apogee

Motor
3. Transfer to Lunar Insertion Orbit
4. Spacecraft with 525 Kg placed in Polar Circular Orbit

with 100 m distance


5. Total Journey Time 5 Days

Space Craft and Launch Vehicle

1. Space Craft

.. .

Meteorological Satellite-

Kalpana-1

2. Launch Vehicle

PSLV

Launch Date: 22 Oct 2008,

Launch Date 22 Oct 2008


Last contact 28 Aug 2009

India's proud space agency, ISRO, went on record on

Friday to share that not only have they found water on the
moon, but they found it first.

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