India's first lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 lifts off(1)

2008-10-22 09:35:34 [ Big Normal Small ]    　Comment

The satellite Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, India's first moon mission craft is seen at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) center in Bangalore. India has begun counting down Monday to the launch of its first unmanned mission to the moon that will mark a giant catch-up step with Japan and China.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)

MUMBAI, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- India's first lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 lifted off from Sriharikot in southern Andhra Pradesh, at 6:20 a.m. (0050 GMT) on Wednesday, according to NDTV.

Chandrayaan-1, with 11 scientific instruments (payloads), including six foreign and five Indian, is the first spacecraft mission of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) beyond Earth orbit. 　


The PSLV-C11 (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle), Chandrayaan-1 sits on the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan space centre at Sriharikota, about 100 km (62 miles) north of the southern Indian city of Chennai, October 11, 2008. Chandrayaan-1 is India's first mission to moon.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

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