Satellite Sent By India To Mars

India has become the first nation to send a satellite into orbit around mars on its first attempt and the first asian nation to do so.

Satellite sent by india to mars.

It was launched on 5 november 2013 by the indian space research organisation isro. Missions sent to the martian system have returned data on phobos and deimos and missions specifically dedicated to the moons are a subset of missions mars that often include dedicated goals to acquire data about these moons. This morning at 09 08 gmt indian space research organisation isro successfully launched the mars orbiter mission also known as mangalyaan the country s first spacecraft destined for mars. Mission control in the southern indian city of bangalore.

India s orbiter spacecraft captures its first image of mars. See photos from the mission s preparation here. An example of this is the imaging campaigns by mars express of the mars moons.

India s space programme has succeeded at the first attempt where others have failed by sending an operational mission to mars. India s chandrayaan 2 mission is just the beginning of ambitious plans to launch the first gaganauts into earth orbit followed by missions to launch balloons at venus and land on mars. The mars orbiter mission mom also called mangalyaan mars craft from sanskrit. Launched in 2013 the mars orbiter mission mom also called.

Like many services performed out of india antrix s launches have competed on price and quiet reliability. The mangalyaan satellite was confirmed to be in orbit shortly after. India has become the fourth nation or geo bloc to put a satellite into orbit around mars and the first from asia. India s first mission to the red planet called the mars orbiter mission is slated to launch from satish dhawan space center on oct.