Indian Space Research Organisation

Mars Orbiter Mission

MOM

Mangalyaan

Satish Dhawan Space Centre



’s (ISRO’s)) aka, which had successfully entered the Martian orbit on September 24, 2014 , has today completed 100 days around the Red planet. Let’s take a look how these 100 days had been for the Mangalyaan in the space.On November 5, 2013, the mission was launched by the state-run space agency on board its PSLV C25 from Sriharikota’sWhen the Mangalyaan scripted its first date with Mars on September 24, India made history by becoming the first country to enter the Martian orbit in its maiden attempt. This success had also elevated the country’s position that was at par with other elite nations in the global space race.En route to Mars, MOM had also started making friends and catching up with people across the globe via twitter.On October 15, 2014, the Indian space orbiter met its new neighbour Phobos , one of the two moons circling Mars. For your information, the other moon is known as Deimos.In November, the India's "supersmart spacecraft" had been named among the 25 'Best Inventions of 2014' listed by Time magazine . Mangalyaan was described as a technological feat that will allow "India to flex its interplanetary muscles" and delve deep into the mysteries of the Red Planet.At approximately Rs 450 crore or around $75 million, the cost of this mission to Mars was only about one-tenth of the $670 million that the US space agency had spent on its Maven explorer.(Image: ISRO)