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BANGALORE: Radio contact with India's first lunarcraft Chandrayaan-1 was abruptly lost early on Saturday, the Indian space agency said

"The contact was lost at 01.30 IST as the deep space network (DSN) at Byalalu, about 40 km from Bangalore, received the data from the lunarcraft during the previous orbit up to 00.25 IST," according to an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) statement here.

The space scientists are reviewing the telemetry data to analyse the health of the spacecraft's sub-systems.

Chandrayaan was launched Oct 22, 2008 from India's only spaceport Sriharikota, about 90 km from northeast of Chennai, on board the polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV).

"The spacecraft has completed 312 days in orbit, making over 3,400 orbits around the moon and providing large volume of data from sophisticated sensors like terrain mapping camera, hyper-spectral imager, moon mineralogy mapper and so on, meeting most of the scientific objectives of the mission," the statement added.

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Chandrayaan-1 moon mission over: ISRO

BANGALORE: Project Director M Annadurai on Saturday said that Chandrayaan-1 moon mission is over.

Earlier in the day, Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft lost contact with ISRO's ground station, putting a question mark on the fate of country's maiden moon mission launched in October last year.

"The contact was lost at 01.30 IST as the deep space network (DSN) at Byalalu, about 40 km from Bangalore, received the data from the lunarcraft during the previous orbit up to 00.25 IST," according to an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) statement.

The space scientists were reviewing the telemetry data to analyse the health of the spacecraft's sub-systems.

Chandrayaan was launched Oct 22, 2008 from India's only spaceport Sriharikota, about 90 km from northeast of Chennai, on board the polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV).

"The spacecraft has completed 312 days in orbit, making over 3,400 orbits around the moon and providing large volume of data from sophisticated sensors like terrain mapping camera, hyper-spectral imager, moon mineralogy mapper and so on, meeting most of the scientific objectives of the mission," the statement added.
 
Please post the news in indian space thread as discussion is going on this topic there, and MOD can you please merge these threads.
 
The Aliens did it :) Just wait an year or two this would be part of the aliens documentaries that are released now and then.
 
India loses Moon satellite links

All communication links with the only Indian satellite orbiting the Moon have been lost, India's space agency says.

Radio contact with the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft was lost abruptly early on Saturday, said India's Bangalore-based Space Research Organization (Isro).

The unmanned craft was launched last October in what was billed as a two-year mission of exploration.

The launch was regarded as a major step for India as it seeks to keep pace with other space-faring nations in Asia.

Following its launch from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, it was hoped the robotic probe would orbit the Moon, compile a 3-D atlas of the lunar surface and map the distribution of elements and minerals.

Useful mission?

Last month the satellite experienced a technical problem when a sensor malfunctioned.

An Isro spokesman said at the time that useful information had already been gathered from pictures beamed to Earth from the probe, although the picture quality had been affected by the malfunction.

Powered by a single solar panel generating about 700 watts, the Isro probe carries five Indian-built instruments and six constructed in other countries, including the US, Britain and Germany.

The mission was expected to cost 3.8bn rupees (£45m; $78m), considerably less than Japanese and Chinese probes sent to the Moon last year.

But the Indian government's space efforts have not been welcomed by all.

Some critics regard the space programme as a waste of resources in a country where millions still lack basic services.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8228371.stm
 
Please post the news in indian space thread as discussion is going on this topic there, and MOD can you please merge these threads.

This news deserves a separate thread.
 
I would say all those bloody people in my country who ctricise the space program, raise your bloody voice against the corruption that is happening in our country, which is robbing us and depriving the lively hood of millions of poor in our country, in front of our eyes. Such legitamate endeveours should e appreciated atleast the same is going to benift the country as i am sure the guys from space doesnt care a rats *** about Indian Money.:D

And yes i am sure this would have been a learning experience for scientist from my country. And i wouldn't mind my tax money going up in the space and bursting up, its always better than going into the ****** tummy of courpt politicians.
 
To BEZERK on "Some critics regard the space programme as a waste of resources in a country where millions still lack basic services."


Then why pakistan is sending satellite that to with the help of other country.
Don't wary about india,its our money and we know how to use it.
Research and development, and technology never go waste..
To develop any Field,you need study of that Field.
Its a space science,its not that easy.
 
To BEZERK on "Some critics regard the space programme as a waste of resources in a country where millions still lack basic services."


Then why pakistan is sending satellite that to with the help of other country.
Don't wary about india,its our money and we know how to use it.
Research and development, and technology never go waste..
To develop any Field,you need study of that Field.
Its a space science,its not that easy.

Now Force india, he was just highlighting a point that was raised in india...!!! So please dont bring pakistan into this..!!!!
 

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