Chandrayaan-1 enters final lunar orbit
Posted: Thu, Nov 13, 2008, 7:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)
India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar spacecraft has entered its operational orbit around the Moon as controllers plan to deploy the spacecraft's impactor probe. Chandrayaan-1 completed a set of maneuvers on Wednesday that put the spacecraft into a 100-kilometer circular orbit. The spacecraft, launched last month, entered an elliptical lunar orbit on November 8. The next major mission milestone will be the release of the spacecraft's Moon Impact Probe (MIP), scheduled for release on Friday. The MIP will transmit images during its descent to the lunar surface; it is also decorated with Indian flags to mark the country arrival at the Moon.
India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar spacecraft has entered its operational orbit around the Moon as controllers plan to deploy the spacecraft's impactor probe. Chandrayaan-1 completed a set of maneuvers on Wednesday that put the spacecraft into a 100-kilometer circular orbit. The spacecraft, launched last month, entered an elliptical lunar orbit on November 8. The next major mission milestone will be the release of the spacecraft's Moon Impact Probe (MIP), scheduled for release on Friday. The MIP will transmit images during its descent to the lunar surface; it is also decorated with Indian flags to mark the country arrival at the Moon.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Sunday, June 21
At 40, EUMETSAT leads the next generation of Europe’s weather and climate observing systems
EUMETSAT — 10:05 am ET (1405 GMT) MDA Space announces definitive agreement to acquire US-based Blue Canyon Technologies LLC
MDA — 10:04 am ET (1404 GMT) ElevationSpace Secures US $40 Million in Series B Funding, Bringing Total Raised to US $63.5 Million
ElevationSpace — 10:02 am ET (1402 GMT) The Myth of SpaceX
The Atlantic — 8:46 am ET (1246 GMT) SpaceX rocket launch planned Sunday morning at Vandenberg Space Force Base
KSBY-TV San Luis Obispo, CA — 8:45 am ET (1245 GMT) |
