chandrayan 1 indian first mission to moon was launched in
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.