Mars Orbiter Mission - Wikipedia
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), unofficially known as Mangalyaan [11] (Sanskrit: Maṅgala 'Mars', Yāna 'Craft, Vehicle'), [12] [13] is a space probe orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014. It was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Mars Orbiter Mission - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
The objectives of this mission are primarily technological and include design, realisation and launch of a Mars Orbiter spacecraft capable of operating with sufficient autonomy during the journey phase; Mars orbit insertion / capture and in-orbit phase around Mars.
Overview of Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) - Indian Space …
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft is orbiting Mars in a highly elliptical orbit characterized by nearest point to Mars (periapsis) at around 300 km and farthest point (apoapsis) at ~71,000 km.
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) | Britannica
Oct 19, 2014 · Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), unmanned mission to Mars that is India’s first interplanetary spacecraft. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the Mars Orbiter Mission on November 5, 2013, using its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sriharikota Island, Andhra Pradesh state.
Mars Orbiter Mission Profile - Indian Space Research …
ISRO uses a method of travel called a Hohmann Transfer Orbit – or a Minimum Energy Transfer Orbit – to send a spacecraft from Earth to Mars with the least amount of fuel possible. The spacecraft leaves Earth in a direction tangential to Earth’s orbit and encounters Mars tangentially to …
Mars Orbiter Mission - Simple English Wikipedia, the free …
The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) is a space probe that has been orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014. [8] It was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). [9] It is India's first interplanetary mission. India is both the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit and the first nation to reach Mars on its first try ...
List of Mars orbiters - Wikipedia
As of August 2023, there have been 18 spacecraft missions operating in Mars' orbit, 7 of which are currently active. The Soviets ' Mars program and the United States ' Mariner program became the two first successful space programs that intended to explore Mars through orbiters.
Reflecting on the success of Mars Orbiter Mission - The …
Sep 24, 2014 · Mars Orbiter Mission was homegrown in India, built by a successful and skilled Indian aerospace establishment, carrying Indian-built instruments and operated out of Bangalore; the main foreign contribution to this mission's success has been the irreplaceable communications services of NASA's Deep Space Network, delivering Mars Orbiter Mission's ...
Mars Orbiter Mission - 2 (MOM 2) - SPACE India
May 4, 2024 · MOM 2 aims to deploy a rover and introduce a pioneering helicopter to Mars, elevating India’s stature as a key player in space exploration and is estimated to launch in the latter half of 2024.
India's First Mars Probe Makes Historic Red Planet Arrival
Sep 24, 2014 · India's Mars Orbiter Mission, also known as Mangalyaan, is the country's first mission to the Red Planet. See how India's Mars mission works in our full infographic. (Image credit: by Karl Tate,...