Indian Mars program

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The Indian Mars program is India’s national initiative to explore Mars, highlighted by the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan), which made India the first Asian nation to reach Martian orbit and the first in the world to do so on its maiden attempt.

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instanceOf planetary exploration program
space exploration initiative
abbreviation Indian Mars programme NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Indian Mars exploration program
celestialBody Mars NERFINISHED
contributedTo India becoming first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit
enhancement of India’s global space profile
country India
countryOfOrigin Republic of India NERFINISHED
dataUser Indian scientific community
international Mars science community
demonstratedCapability Mars orbit insertion
long-duration spacecraft operations
spacecraft health management over interplanetary distances
trans-Mars injection
focus Mars exploration
includesMission Mars Orbiter Mission NERFINISHED
launchSiteUsed Satish Dhawan Space Centre NERFINISHED
Sriharikota NERFINISHED
launchVehicleUsed Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle NERFINISHED
managedBy Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED
missionType orbiter program
notableAchievement first Asian program to reach Martian orbit
first program in the world to reach Mars orbit on its maiden attempt
notableSpacecraft Mangalyaan NERFINISHED
objective demonstrate deep-space communication
develop autonomous spacecraft operations
develop interplanetary mission capability
explore Mars from orbit
operator Indian Space Research Organisation
primaryMission Mars Orbiter Mission NERFINISHED
publiclyAnnouncedBy Government of India NERFINISHED
region Asia NERFINISHED
relatedAgency Department of Space, Government of India NERFINISHED
relatedProgram Indian Lunar program
scientificDiscipline planetary science
space science
scientificGoal search for methane on Mars
study Martian atmosphere
study Martian mineralogy
study Martian surface
spaceAgency ISRO NERFINISHED
status operational
technologyArea deep-space communication
interplanetary navigation
spacecraft autonomy

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MOM program Indian Mars program
subject surface form: Mangalyaan