Mars Orbiter Mission
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Mars Orbiter Mission is India’s first interplanetary spacecraft, launched by ISRO to orbit Mars and demonstrate the country’s capability in deep space exploration at remarkably low cost.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mangalyaan | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian space mission
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Mars orbiter ⓘ interplanetary spacecraft ⓘ space mission ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MOM ⓘ |
| achieved | longer operational life than designed ⓘ |
| actualMissionLifeYears | 7.5 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mars Orbiter Mission
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surface form:
Mangalyaan
|
| approximateCostINR | 4500000000 ⓘ |
| approximateCostUSD | 73000000 ⓘ |
| became |
first Asian mission to reach Mars orbit
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first Indian mission to reach Mars ⓘ |
| communicationBand |
S-band
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X-band ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| designedMissionLifeMonths | 6 ⓘ |
| dryMassKg | 475 ⓘ |
| endOfMissionAnnouncementDate | 2022-10-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Chandrayaan-2 ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
Lyman Alpha Photometer
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Mars Colour Camera ⓘ Mars Exospheric Neutral Composition Analyser ⓘ Methane Sensor for Mars ⓘ Imaging IR Spectrometer ⓘ
surface form:
Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer
|
| imageProduction | returned thousands of images of Mars ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2013-11-05 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
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Sriharikota ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | PSLV-XL ⓘ |
| MarsOrbitInsertionDate | 2014-09-24 ⓘ |
| massAtLaunchKg | 1337 ⓘ |
| missionStatus | completed ⓘ |
| missionType |
Mars exploration
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technology demonstration ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
India became first country to reach Mars orbit on its first attempt
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achieved Mars orbit at comparatively low mission cost ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| orbitsCompletedAroundMars | approximately 4000 ⓘ |
| powerOutputW | 840 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Chandrayaan-1 ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
demonstrate interplanetary mission capabilities
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enter orbit around Mars ⓘ perform limited scientific observations of Mars ⓘ |
| reasonForEndOfMission |
depletion of propellant
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loss of communication ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
search for methane in Martian atmosphere
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study Martian atmosphere ⓘ study Martian mineralogy ⓘ study Martian surface features ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
Indian Space Research Organisation
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surface form:
ISRO
|
| spacecraftBus | I-1K ⓘ |
| targetBody | Mars ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Mangalyaan