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It was ejected when Chandrayaan-1 reached the 100 km circular polar orbit around the [[Moon]], to [[collision|impact]] on the Moon's surface and went into a free fall for 30 minutes. The MIP also depicted pictures of the [[Flag of India|Indian flag]] on its sides. With this India became the fourth nation to
|url =http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/ET_Cetera/Payload_bearing_Tricolour_will_land_on_Moon/articleshow/3598032.cms
|title =Payload bearing Tricolour will land on Moon
|date =2008-10-15
|accessdate =2008-10-24
|publisher =Economic Times}}</ref> after the [[Soviet Union]], [[United States]] and [[Japan]].<ref> The multi-national European Space Agency also preceded India with a lunar lander, but apparently did not leave flags.
The probe crashed into the Moon at 8:31 PM, 14 November 2008 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] at a speed of 1.69 kilometres per second, or approximately 6100 km/h (3800 mph). It is claimed that the Indian flag image survived the impact.<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Though_probe_crashlanded_tricolour_intact/articleshow/3715205.cms Though probe crashlanded, tricolour intact</ref>
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