India’s mars probe completed 4 years in orbit

India’s moon probe completed 4 year in orbit

Question.  When the India’s first inter-planetary mission was was launched to the red planet ‘Mars’?
(A)24 September 2014
(B)25 September 2013
(C)5 November 2013
(D)10 November 2013
Answer. C
Related facts-

  • India’s first inter-planetary mission Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 5th November 2013 to the red planet ‘Mars’.
  • MOM was launched with PSLV-C25 rocket. MOM has completed four years orbiting the red planet, according to ISRO. It was successfully placed itself into Martian orbit on September 24, 2014, in its first attempt.
  • MOM is built with full autonomy to take care of itself for long periods without any ground intervention. The spacecraft came out of communication ‘blackout’ during this period.
  • MOM is the only Martian artificial satellite which could image the full disc of Mars in one view frame and also image the far side of the Martian moon Deimos.
  • MOM is unique in a way that it made India as the first country to achieve the feat of successfully launching a satellite to Mars in its maiden attempt. The mission has also helped scientists successfully prepare a global atlas of Mars.

                                                                                                                                               By  Ramayan Upadhyay                            

Links-

http://www.ptinews.com/news/10065555_India-s-Mars-probe-completes-four-years-in-orbit–ISRO.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Orbiter_Mission

https://www.isro.gov.in/pslv-c25-mars-orbiter-mission