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).

Sep 30, 2014 · In a meeting Tuesday in Toronto, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and K. Radhakrishnan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), signed two documents to launch a NASA-ISRO satellite mission to observe Earth and establish a pathway for future joint missions to explore Mars.

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.

May 17, 2024 · India is preparing to launch a family of seemingly sci-fi robots to Mars, perhaps as soon as late 2024. The Mars Orbiter Mission-2 (MOM-2), or Mangalyaan-2 (Hindi for "Mars Craft"), is set...

Sep 24, 2014 · India's space programme has succeeded at the first attempt where others have failed - by sending an operational mission to Mars. The Mangalyaan satellite was confirmed to be in orbit shortly...

Oct 5, 2022 · India's Mars Orbiter Mission, known as MOM, has ended after eight years – even though it was designed for a six-month lifespan, the Indian Space Research Organization announced this week. The...

Feb 28, 2025 · India has become the fourth nation to successfully deliver a spacecraft to Mars. The Mars Orbiter Mission ( MOM ) is the country’s first interplanetary mission and will collect data about martian surface features, morphology and mineralogy.

Nov 20, 2013 · BBC News (11/5, 1.62M) reports India has launched a PSLV rocket with its Mars Orbiter Mission, which is now in an elliptical orbit around the Earth before beginning its 300-day journey to Mars. Its “final orbital burn” must take place before the end of …

Sep 24, 2014 · The following statement is from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden about India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM): “We congratulate the Indian Space Research Organisation for its successful arrival at Mars with the Mars Orbiter Mission.

The objectives of this mission are primarily technological and include design, realisation and launch of a Mars Orbiter spacecraft capable of operating with sufficient autonomy during the journey phase; Mars orbit insertion / capture and in-orbit phase around Mars.