India will launch its first mission to mars this afternoon from the sriharikota spaceport in andhra pradesh beginning a 300 day journey to study the martian.
India launch satellite to mars.
If all goes well india s first mars orbiter called mangalyaan hindi for mars craft will arrive at the red planet on sept.
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.
It was launched on 5 november 2013 by the indian space research organisation isro.
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.
The mangalyaan satellite was confirmed to be in orbit shortly after.
A look at the mission profile mars orbiter mission marking india s first venture into the interplanetary space mom will explore and observe mars surface features morphology mineralogy and the martian atmosphere.
It is india s first interplanetary mission and it made it the fourth space agency to reach mars after roscosmos nasa and the.
After a journey of over 10 months india s mars orbiter mission mom arrived at mars on wednesday 24 september 2014 following an insertion burn.
The mars orbiter mission mom also called mangalyaan mars craft from mangala mars and yāna craft vehicle is a space probe orbiting mars since 24 september 2014.
24 2014 making india the fourth country.