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Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), unofficially known as Mangalyaan [11] (Sanskrit: Maṅgala 'Mars', Yāna 'Craft, Vehicle'), [12] [13] was a space probe orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014. It was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Mangalyaan was India’s Mars orbiter that observed the planet from 2014 to 2022. The mission represented a leap for India in developing technologies to explore the inner solar system. Mangalyaan’s success as India’s first mission to another planet has inspired people across the country.
The Indian Mars exploration missions are an ongoing series of outer space missions by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the exploration of Mars. The exploration is currently in the primary phase with Orbiter missions.
Feb 13, 2024 · Casey Dreier: You write that in 2013, India went to Mars with the Mars Orbiter Mission Mangalyaan because both Japan and China had tried and failed. After Mangalyaan, China followed up with its own Tianwen mission and successfully landed.
Sep 24, 2021 · Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) also known as Mangalyaan mission completes seven years of orbiting the red planet today. ISRO's Mangalyaan spacecraft is orbiting Mars since September 24, 2014. MOM is India's first interplanetary mission to cross the Earth's orbit successfully.
India’s ability to successfully realize the complex mission to Mars in its first attempt, in a cost-effective (Rupees 450 Cr) has captured the world attention and has propelled India’s image as a credible space fairing nation to greater heights.
Nov 15, 2018 · Stunningly detailed Mars hangs like a ruddy ornament against the blackness of space in a high-resloution global view from the Mangalyaan probe. The record-breaking orbiter inspired one writer...