Mars Orbiter Mission - Wikipedia
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).
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May 14, 2020 · Imagine a simple conversion error caused a multi-million dollar mission to go puff! We explore how the Mars Climate Orbiter was lost in 1999.
Mars Orbiter Mission - NASA Science
Nov 5, 2013 · India's Mars Orbiter Mission, or MOM, was the country's first mission to the Red Planet. The mission tested key technologies for interplanetary exploration, and studied the Martian surface and atmosphere from orbit for eight years, far exceeding its projected lifespan.
Mangalyaan, India’s first Mars mission | The Planetary Society
Mangalyaan’s large and highly elliptical Mars orbit was tied to its choice of launching on a PSLV rocket. For the PSLV to place Mangalyaan in the desired Earth orbit, the spacecraft couldn’t be any heavier than it was — it couldn’t carry any more fuel.
Mars Mission Timeline - NASA Science
Mars Orbit insertion is the point in the mission when a spacecraft arrives just short of Mars, firing onboard rockets to slow its speed relative to the planet, and it is captured into a long, looping orbit.
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.
List of Mars orbiters - Wikipedia
The following table is a list of Mars orbiters, consisting of space probes which were launched from Earth and are currently orbiting Mars. As of August 2023, there have been 18 spacecraft missions operating in Mars' orbit, 7 of which are currently active.
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) | Britannica
5 days ago · 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. The Indian ...
Mars Ascent Vehicle - NASA Science
The Mars Ascent Vehicle is a lightweight rocket that would transport the sample return container, or Orbiting Sample, into Mars orbit as part of NASA and European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Sample Return Program.
25 Years of Continuous Robotic Mars Exploration - NASA
Sep 13, 2022 · The first successful Mars mission, Mariner 4, surprised many scientists when, during its flyby on July 14, 1965, it returned 22 black-and-white images showing a cratered lunar-like terrain, seemingly dashing hopes for a possibly habitable world.