The Chandrayaan-1 mission was Indias first lunar probe launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in October 2008, and it operated until August 2009. The mission included an orbiter and an impactor. The spacecraft was launched using a PSLV-XL rocket on 22 October 2008 at 00:52 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The spacecraft carried 11 scientific instruments built in India, USA, UK, Germany, Sweden, and Bulgaria. The payloads onboard Chandrayaan-1 were:

• Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC)
• Hyper Spectral Imager (HySI)
• Lunar Laser Ranging Instrument (LLRI)
• High Energy X-ray Spectrometer (HEX)
• Moon Impact Probe (MIP)

The objective of the HySI was to obtain spectroscopic data for mineralogical mapping of the lunar surface. The LLRI was used to improve upon the existing knowledge of lunar topography. The HEX was used for chemical mapping, mineralogical mapping, and photo-geologic mapping of the Moon. The MIP was designed to impact on a predetermined location on the lunar surface and to kick up dust, which would be analyzed by the other instruments on the spacecraft.