Mangalyaan

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Belated congratulations to India on it's first successful Mars probe!

http://www.space.com/27264-indian-spacecraft-first-mars-photos.html

http://www.space.com/topics/india-mars-orbiter-mission/

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29307123

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29357472


http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?241260
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?232027-India-on-Mars


http://science.slashdot.org/story/14/09/25/1252206/why-indias-mars-probe-was-so-cheap

 

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Mangalyaan quietly bids goodbye: India's maiden Mars mission runs out of fuel

India's maiden mars mission has, reportedly, completed its journey as Mangalyaan ran out of fuel. Isro is yet to officially announce.

www.indiatoday.in

After 8 Years Of Hard Work, India's 'Mangalyaan' Runs Out Of Fuel: Report

India's Mars Orbiter craft has run out of propellant and its battery drained beyond the safe limit, fuelling speculation that the country's maiden interplanetary mission 'Mangalyaan' may have finally completed its long innings.

www.ndtv.com

 

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Designed to last six months, India's Mars Orbiter bids adieu after 8 long years

India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft, which was designed to last for six months when launched on November 5, 2013, has lost communication with the ground stations, bringing an end to its life after 8 long years.

Isro is working out the details of whether the spacecraft ran out of fuel and battery power, or whether communication was lost because of an automated manoeuvre while moving out of a long eclipse changing the direction of the antenna.

However, multiple sources confirmed that it would not be possible to recover the spacecraft. Isro's UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) director on September 27 communicated the same and Isro will officially announce it soon, a scientist said.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Designed to last six months, India's Mars Orbiter bids adieu after 8 long years

India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft, which was designed to last for six months when launched on November 5, 2013, has lost communication with the ground stations, bringing an end to its life after 8 long years.

Isro is working out the details of whether the spacecraft ran out of fuel and battery power, or whether communication was lost because of an automated manoeuvre while moving out of a long eclipse changing the direction of the antenna.

However, multiple sources confirmed that it would not be possible to recover the spacecraft. Isro's UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) director on September 27 communicated the same and Isro will officially announce it soon, a scientist said.

Eight years is not bad considering the probe was only meant to last six months. What I would like to see next from India is a Mars lander and rover combination, targeting a different part of the Red Planet that has not yet been explored.