Moon probe launches Oct 22

India’s first lunar probe, named Chandrayaan-1, is all set to launch from Sriharikota on the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday, October 22. The $83 million mission is expected to orbit the moon for two years and carries 11 instruments on board, including two from the United States.

Weather permitting, the countdown will begin on October 18, (T-5). The launch vehicle is also of Indian design, and orbits the earth in polar orbit. The same vehicle design has been used before to launch Indian and other satellites.

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