In which year was the remote sensing lunar satellite, Chandrayaan-1 launched?
2008
2008 is correct.
Chandrayaan-1, India's first lunar probe, was launched by ISRO on 22 October 2008 aboard PSLV-C11 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
The remote-sensing orbiter mapped the Moon's surface chemistry and minerals, and its Moon Impact Probe together with NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper helped confirm the presence of water molecules on the lunar surface.
The mission operated until August 2009, when contact with the spacecraft was lost.
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