2016 : Chandrayaan-1 is carrying payloads from the U.S. , India and Bulgaria . Two - year mission seeks high - resolution , 3-D imaging of the moon 's surface . Chandrayaan-1 documents Luna 10 was launched March 31 , 1966 , entered lunar orbit on April 3 , and operated for 56 days . India and China 's approach to the moon . Chandrayaan means ` ` moon craft '' in ancient Sanskrit .
2016 : Chandrayaan-1 is carrying payloads from the U.S. , India and Bulgaria . Two - year mission seeks high - resolution , 3-D imaging of the moon 's surface . Chandrayaan-1 documents India and China 's approach to the moon . Chandrayaan means ` ` moon craft '' in ancient Sanskrit .