More About Mangalyaan: The Quintessential Features to Know

BANGALORE: Much has been spoken about the India’s 450-crore Mars Orbiter Mission (less than a sixth of NASA’s Maven), launched in November 2013 on board a polar rocket from the spaceport Sriharikota off the Bay of Bengal, about 80 km north-east of Chennai. The mission is now already just about 215 million kilometers away.

“MOM keeps sending us vital information about the health of its various modules and measurements from sensors. This is called Telemetry signal. The telemetry has confirmed that MOM is in the pink of health,” the Indian Space Research Organisation posted on Twitter recently.

Here are the latest highlights we must know about India’s prestigious Mission.

Few Miles To Go:

Magalyaan has reached the time to perform its crucial Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI) maneuver when it is in the shadow of Mars, which is very close. As the solar panels will not receive any sunlight the battery will then supply all the power required for this operation.

According to ISRO, Mangalyaan is cruising successfully into the Mars Orbit. The satellite carrying one large rocket motor and eight small thrusters has been braving through the rough outer space and now all the systems are up for the scheduled rendezvous on 24^th September, when it enters the orbit of Mars.

Scientists would undertake a challenging task on September 24 when they would restart the onboard liquid engine, which has been in sleep mode for nearly 300 days, for a critical maneuver of the spacecraft.

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