The Indian Space Research Organization’s lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 released a probe that impacted close to the lunar south pole on 14 November - Following this, the instruments on the spacecraft are being switched on to get the science observations started.

India’s first unmanned moon mission touched down on the moon on Friday, according to Indian Space Research Organization officials.

India’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft successfully reached its final operational orbit around the Moon on 12 November 2008.

Chandrayaan-1, the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) lunar orbiter, was captured into orbit around the Moon on 8 November. One day later, the spacecraft performed a maneuver that lowered the closest point of its orbit down to 200 km from the Moon.

India celebrated the success of its first satellite to escape Earth’s gravitational field and reach the Moon on Saturday.