Isro will launch Chandrayaan-1, the unmanned spacecraft, between 19 and 26 October, officials at the space agency said on Thursday.
The spacecraft, which weighs 590kg, will be fitted with 11 scientific instruments, including five from the US, Sweden, Japan, Germany and Bulgaria. These instruments and cameras would look for water on the moon, besides mapping the chemical, soil and mineral characteristics of its surface.
The Indian mission will also be the first to map the entire surface of the moon, including the polar regions where frozen water could be found, said T.K. Alex, director of Isro’s satellite centre in Bangalore, at a press conference.
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