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PRIDE OF INDIA: The Chandrayaan was launched into space on October 22, 2009 and carried a moon probe.

PRIDE OF INDIA: The Chandrayaan was launched into space on October 22, 2009 and carried a moon probe.

Chandrayaan's orbit raised for further moon studies

After the successful completion of major mission objectives, the orbit of Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, which was at a height of 100 km from the lunar surface since November 2008, has now been raised to 200 km to enable further the moon studies. The orbit raising manoeuvres were carried out between 0900 and 1000 hrs IST on Wednesday.

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