Chandrayaan-1 was India's first unmanned mission to the moon, launched in 2008. It placed India in an elite group of space-faring nations. The mission's objectives were to conduct scientific experiments using instruments onboard the spacecraft to produce high-resolution maps of the lunar surface and its composition. It achieved most of its objectives and transmitted over 40,000 images in 75 days at a very low cost of $80 million, demonstrating India's capabilities in space technology.

1. Chandrayaan - I A small step by India, a giant leap for the entire Space community. Ayush Saxena

11. Sun Moon at Launch ETO GTO Lunar Transfer Trajectory Lunar Insertion Manoeuvre Mid Course Correction Trans Lunar Injection Initial Orbit ~ 1000 km Final Orbit 100 km Polar Path of Chandrayaan – I GTO – Geosynchronous Orbit ETO – Earth To Orbit Chronology of Events