Moon Impact Probe

[1][2] The Moon Impact Probe separated from the Moon-orbiting Chandrayaan-1 on 14 November 2008, 14:36:54 UTC and after nearly 25 minutes hard landed as planned, near the rim of Shackleton Crater.

The probe was attached to the orbiter with a ball lock separation system which jettisoned the unit from the Chandrayaan.

[20] The probe's external surface had four oval-shaped anodised aluminium plates measuring 120mm X 180mm[21] on which the image of the Indian flag was depicted, complete with the Emblem of India and the words "Satyameva Jayate".

[21] India launched the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft using a modified version of the PSLV C11[22][23] on 22 October 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 06:22 IST (00:52 UTC).

After a 25-minute descent, it struck the Moon at 20:31 IST, 14 November 2008 at a speed of 1.69 kilometers per second (approximately 6100 km/h or 3800 miles per hour).

Moon Impact Probe being integrated with Chandrayaan-1 orbiter
Moon Impact Probe being worked on before integration with orbiter