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

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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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