What Is India’s Mangalyaan Mission?

Some of you might wonder what is India’s Mangalyaan Mission?

Well, let me answer that.

Mangalyaan mission is a mission launched by ISRO(Indian Research Space Organisation) on 5 November 2013 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India. The aim of the mission is to test the key technologies for planetary exploration and to study the atmosphere and surface of the mars.

By doing this, India has become the first-ever country to reach the giant red planet (MARS) in its first attempt leaving behind NASA, Roscosmos and European Space Agency. No other country has ever reached the Mars in It’s first attempt. Also leaving behind China, India became the first Asian country to reach Mars which is considered aa a great achievement. China has tried three times to reach Mars but never succeeded but India managed to do so in it’s first attempt.

PSLV India’s most trusted rocket was chosen for this mission having a mass of 1,075 pounds (488 kilograms).

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How much it cost on India’s Mars Orbiter Mission?

Cost of India’s Mangalyaan mission is $74 million

Cost of Nasa’s Maven Mars mission is $671 million

This is the lowest ever Mars mission cost ever till date.

Despite of the criticism from almost every space agency, who would have thought that Mangalyaan would be a global success. The surprising fact about this mission is that the development , planning and sanctioning of this mission was done in a time span of 2 years.

It was impossible for the world but not for India and ISRO.

Spacecraft Specifications:

The spacecraft’s takeoff mass was 1,337.2 kg.

The spacecraft’s propellant mass was 852 kg.

Three solar array panels of 1.8 m × 1.4 m dimensions generate a maximum of 840 watts of power.

A thrust of 440 newtons with a liquid-cooled engine is used to get into Mars orbit.

Three types of antenna are used for communion and transmission of data i.e. Low gain antenna, mid-gain antenna, and high gain antenna.

Name of the mission Mangalyaan Operator of the mission ISRO Mission Type Mars Orbitar Mission Official Website www.isro.gov.in/pslv-c25-mars-orbiter-mission Bus l-1K Launching Mass 1,337.2 kgs Dry Mass 482.5 kgs Payload Mass 13.4 kg Dimensions 1.5 m Power 840 watts Launch Date 5 November 2013, 09:08 UTC Launch Vehicle PSLV- XL C25 Launch site Satish Dhawan Space

Centre, Sriharikota, India Contractor ISRO Origin India

Aim Of Mangalyaan Mission :

The main aim of this mission is to study the surface and surface of the red giant.

It’s another aim is to study the constituents of Mars atmosphere which includes methane gas and CO 2 using some advanced remote sensing techniques.

This mission faced a lot of negativity throughout the world considering that it would be a flop mission but despite being unsuccessful it became a global success and created history around the world. That’s the power of ISRO.

Mangalyaan Images :

Here are some of the pictures of Mars being capture by the Mangalyaan.

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