<Tr> <Th> Orbits </Th> <Td> 3,400 at EOM </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Indian Lunar Exploration Program Chandrayaan - 2 → </Td> </Tr> <P> Chandrayaan - 1 (Sanskrit: (t͡ʃʌnd̪ɾʌːjaːn); lit: Moon vehicle pronunciation (help info)) was India's first lunar probe . It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008, and operated until August 2009 . The mission included a lunar orbiter and an impactor . India launched the spacecraft using a PSLV - XL rocket, serial number C11, on 22 October 2008 at 00: 52 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, about 80 km (50 mi) north of Chennai . Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced the project on course in his Independence Day speech on 15 August 2003 . The mission was a major boost to India's space program, as India researched and developed its own technology in order to explore the Moon . The vehicle was inserted into lunar orbit on 8 November 2008 . </P> <P> On 14 November 2008, the Moon Impact Probe separated from the Chandrayaan orbiter at 14: 36 UTC and struck the south pole in a controlled manner, making India the fourth country to place its flag on the Moon . The probe hit near the crater Shackleton at 15: 01 UTC, ejecting sub-surface soil that could be analysed for the presence of lunar water ice . </P>

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