India’s first interplanetary mission, Isro’s Mars Orbiter, rocketed
towards Mars from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here on Tuesday to
carry out experiments and search for evidence of life on the red planet.
“It is a historic moment for all of us. We have successfully put the Mars Orbiter Spacecraft into an elliptical orbit as had been intended,” K Radhakrishnan, chairperson of
China closely followed Mangalyaan’s successful launch, which will aid
India’s efforts to capture more of the $304 billion (Rs 18.73 lakh
crore) global space market with its low-cost technology.
Praise came in from the US scientific community. “We didn’t believe they’d be able to launch this early,” project scientist for the Nasa Mars probe, Joe Grebowsky, said.
Isro is now looking forward to two key dates — December 1, when the MOM spacecraft leaves Earth’s sphere of influence; and September 24 next year, when it is captured by Martian orbit.
Now, the spacecraft will go around Earth for 25 days before the Isro does a trans-Mars injection on December 1 for the voyage to the red planet.
the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), said from the control room.
“I feel delighted to announce that the spacecraft is in a good health,” he beamed.
SK Shivakumar, director, Isro Satellite Centre, summed up the Indian scientific community’s pride at the flight of the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) named Mangalyaan.
“Our baby is up in space looking for scientific objects. We have a long way to go,” he said to loud applause.
Mangalyaan’s Rs. 450-crore price tag is less than a sixth of the amount earmarked for a Mars probe to be launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) in 13 days.
Only the US, Europe, and Russia have sent probes that have orbited or landed on Mars. Probes to Mars have a high failure rate and a success will be a boost for national pride, especially after a similar mission by China failed to leave Earth’s orbit in 2011.
“It is a historic moment for all of us. We have successfully put the Mars Orbiter Spacecraft into an elliptical orbit as had been intended,” K Radhakrishnan, chairperson of
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China closely followed Mangalyaan’s successful launch, which will aid
India’s efforts to capture more of the $304 billion (Rs 18.73 lakh
crore) global space market with its low-cost technology.Praise came in from the US scientific community. “We didn’t believe they’d be able to launch this early,” project scientist for the Nasa Mars probe, Joe Grebowsky, said.
Isro is now looking forward to two key dates — December 1, when the MOM spacecraft leaves Earth’s sphere of influence; and September 24 next year, when it is captured by Martian orbit.
Now, the spacecraft will go around Earth for 25 days before the Isro does a trans-Mars injection on December 1 for the voyage to the red planet.
Isro chairman K Radhakrishnan addresses media after the PSLV C25 launch in Sriharikota. (Nathan G/ HT Photo)
Andhra
Pradesh media people protest against bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in
front of ISRO Chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan as he enters the media center
in Sriharikota, India. (HT Photo/ Nathan ...
ISRO
Chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan addresses the media after the PSLV C25
launch (Mars mission), in Sriharikota, India. (HT Photo/ Nathan G)
ISRO Chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan addresses media after the PSLV C25 launch in Sriharikota. (HT Photo/ Nathan G)
ISRO Chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan addresses media after the PSLV C25 launch (Mars mission), in Sriharikota. (HT Photo/ Nathan G)
PSLV-C25
launch vehicle carrying the Mars Orbiter probe as its payload moments
after lift-off, in Sriharikota (HT Photo/ Nathan G)
In
this photograph taken on September 11, scientists and engineers work on
a Mars Orbiter vehicle at the Indian Space Research Organisation's
satellite centre in Bangalore. (AFP Photo)
India
on Tuesday launched its first spacecraft bound for Mars, a complex
mission that it hopes will demonstrate and advance technologies for
space travel. (AP Photo)
This
television frame grab taken from television channel NDTV, broadcasting
live footage from Doordarshan, shows the PSLV-C25 launch vehicle
carrying the Mars Orbiter probe. (AFP Photo)
Visitors to the Nehru Planetarium watch the live telecast of the launch of India's Mars Orbiter Mission (AFP Photo)
The
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25) rocket lifts off carrying
India's Mars spacecraft from the east-coast island of Sriharikota (AP
Photo)
PSLV-C25
launch vehicle carrying the Mars Orbiter probe as its payload moments
after lift-off, in Sriharikota, India. (HT Photo/ Nathan G)
“I feel delighted to announce that the spacecraft is in a good health,” he beamed.
SK Shivakumar, director, Isro Satellite Centre, summed up the Indian scientific community’s pride at the flight of the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) named Mangalyaan.
“Our baby is up in space looking for scientific objects. We have a long way to go,” he said to loud applause.
Mangalyaan’s Rs. 450-crore price tag is less than a sixth of the amount earmarked for a Mars probe to be launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) in 13 days.
Only the US, Europe, and Russia have sent probes that have orbited or landed on Mars. Probes to Mars have a high failure rate and a success will be a boost for national pride, especially after a similar mission by China failed to leave Earth’s orbit in 2011.
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