Lunar Impact Probe

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:budget approximately $80 million
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:NASA
ISRO and NASA
gptkbp:contribution enhanced understanding of lunar geology
provided data for future lunar missions
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:data_return high-resolution images of the Moon
gptkbp:data_type remote sensing data
gptkbp:data_usage gptkb:space_exploration
gptkb:public_outreach
gptkb:scientific_research
educational purposes
planetary science
gptkbp:events November 14, 2008
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lunar Impact Probe
gptkbp:impact Moon's surface
gptkbp:landing_site near the lunar south pole
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:2008
October 22, 2008
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:PSLV-XL
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Indian_Space_Research_Organisation
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future lunar exploration missions.
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Chandrayaan-1
completed
August 2009
gptkbp:mission_duration approximately 2 years
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:objective to study the lunar surface
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:project ISRO scientists
gptkbp:resolution 5 meters
gptkbp:scientific_goals search for water ice
study lunar mineralogy
investigate lunar topography
mapping lunar surface composition
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:Miniature_Synthetic_Aperture_Radar
gptkb:camera
gptkb:Chandrayaan-1_X-ray_Spectrometer
gptkb:Near_Infrared_Spectrometer
gptkbp:status crashed on lunar surface
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Chandrayaan-2
gptkbp:weight approximately 600 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chandrayaan-1
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4