ISRO’s Mars orbiter to reach Mars in a month

ISRO’s Mars orbiter to reach Mars in a month
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ISRO’s Mars orbiter to reach Mars in a month, According to ISRO sources, India\'s striving Mars Orbiter Mission was just nine million kilometres away from the Mars, Indian Space Research Organisation said on Saturday.

Hyderabad: According to ISRO sources, India's striving Mars Orbiter Mission was just nine million kilometres away from the Mars, Indian Space Research Organisation said on Saturday. Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) is just nine million km away from Mars and 189 million km away from the Earth. Just 33 more days left for the orbiter to reach MARS.

Early this month, ISRO scientists ruled out Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre originally planned for August as the spacecraft was on track. The ambitious Mars mission under a Rs 450-crore project was launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on board the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on November 5 last year with an aim to reach the red planet's atmosphere by September 24. The project is expected to provide the scientific community better opportunities in planetary research.

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