Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), unofficially known as Mangalyaan [11] (Sanskrit: Maṅgala 'Mars', Yāna 'Craft, Vehicle'), [12] [13] is a space probe orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014. It was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

India built Mangalyaan (“Mars craft” in English) to study the Red Planet and test key technologies required for exploring the inner Solar System. The Mangalyaan spacecraft successfully entered Mars orbit on September 23, 2014, making ISRO only the fourth space agency in …

MENCA, a quadrupole mass spectrometer, consists of a filament, detectors and associated electronics system. The detectors being used in MENCA are Channel Electron Multiplier (CEM) and Faraday Cup (FC).

Nov 2, 2024 · India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)—or Mangalyaan (Hindi for "Mars Craft")—was the country's first mission to the Red Planet. The mission goal was to test key technologies for interplanetary exploration and to use its five science instruments to study the Martian surface and atmosphere from orbit.

The Mangalyaan mission is considered historic for being India's maiden interplanetary voyage executed in the very first attempt. It put India in an elite club of global space agencies with expertise in Mars exploration.

ISRO's spacecraft, known as Mangalyaan, officially entered Martian orbit as part of the Mars Orbiter Mission, making India the fourth nation to insert a robot into Mars' gravitational whirlpool...

May 1, 2015 · The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) or Mangalyaan (Hindi for "Mars Craft") is designed to study Mars from orbit. The scientific objectives are to explore Mars' surface features, morphology, mineralogy, and atmosphere.

Oct 3, 2022 · India’s first mission to Mars – Mangalyaan – was designed to be kept afloat for 6 months – it managed to last 8 years. On 2 October 2022, it was reported that the orbiter may have run out of fuel and lost contact with Earth. With Mangalyaan, India became only the fourth nation to successfully reach Mars.

Oct 3, 2022 · Built to last only 6-months, the Mangalyaan probed Mars’ orbit in its very first attempt, making India the first country in the world to succeed on its first try. The indigenously developed...

Mangalyaan was India's first interplanetary mission. The mission made India the first Asian country, and the fourth in the world after Roscosmos , NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) , and the European Space Agency , to get to the planet.