Mangalyaan

In Pics: After The Moon, ISRO's Next Stops- Mars, Venus And Sun

After the successful soft landing of the ISRO's lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on the moon, all eyes are on the Indian space agency which has many more interplanetary missions on its to-do list. Take a look at ISRO's upcoming missions.

Aug 25, 2023, 11:10 AM IST

Mangalyaan is non-recoverable and attained its end-of-life: ISRO on Mars orbiter mission

"The mission has gifted significant scientific understanding on the Martian surface features, morphology, as well as the Martian atmosphere and exosphere," ISRO said

Oct 04, 2022, 09:56 AM IST

Mangalyaan: Built for 6 month-long mission, lasts for 8 years - Interesting facts about India's Mars orbiter

Mangalyaan was launched in November 2013 and successfully entered Mars’ orbit in September 2014 in the first attempt.

Oct 03, 2022, 11:05 AM IST

With drained battery and no fuel, India's 'Mangalyaan' mission comes to an end

"Right now, there is no fuel left (in India's Mars Orbiter craft). The satellite battery has drained," sources in ISRO told news agency PTI.

Oct 03, 2022, 08:36 AM IST

India made giant leap in science and technology under PM Modi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

India has made a "giant leap" in the field of science and technology in the past seven years under PM Modi, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said.

Sep 05, 2021, 19:14 PM IST

How ISRO modified a lunar orbiter into Mars orbiter Mangalyaan, India's 'Moon Man' recalls

Speaking of how ISRO's launch calendar had evolved over the years, Dr Annadurai said that the organization's capacity-building efforts had come a long way - from one satellite launch in four years to 30 satellites in three years (during 2015-18).

Oct 25, 2020, 21:45 PM IST

Designed to last 6 months, India's Mangalyaan completes 3 years in Mars orbit

The country had on September 24, 2014 successfully placed the Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft in the orbit around the red planet, in its very first attempt, thus breaking into an elite club.

Sep 26, 2017, 13:01 PM IST

Mangalyaan, India's first Mars mission, completes 1,000 Earth days in Martian orbit

The spacecraft is expected to circle the planet for another five years as it has still got about 15kg of fuel left.

Jun 20, 2017, 11:12 AM IST

ISRO conferred 2014 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for historic Mars mission

The Prize was presented by former Prime Minister and IGMT trustee, Dr Manmohan Singh, in the presence of Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson of the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust (IGMT), and was received by Shri AS Kiran Kumar, Chairman, ISRO on behalf of ISRO.

May 19, 2017, 10:38 AM IST

From ISRO to ''Beti Bachao Beti Padhao'': Top 10 quotes from PM Modi''s 29th Mann Ki Baat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 29th edition of Mann Ki Baat, touched on a range of issues from India`s historic launch of a record 104 satellites on a single rocket to the Indian team`s incredible victory in the Blind T20 Cricket World Cup.​

Feb 26, 2017, 12:56 PM IST

India has the perfect answer to NYT's controversial cartoon mocking ISRO!

ISRO has created history and set a world record by successfully launching 104 satellites into space on one rocket in a single go.

Feb 17, 2017, 18:46 PM IST

APJ Abdul Kalam wanted to witness 'Mangalyaan' launch, reveals former ISRO chief Radhakrishnan in his memoir

According to Radhakrishnan, the former president wanted to witness the launch of Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) - India's first interplanetary mission – also known as Mangalyaan, on September 24, 2014 but had to leave Bengaluru with 'childlike reluctance' the day before as he had a university convocation to address.

Dec 08, 2016, 13:13 PM IST

ISRO seeking scientific proposals for Mars Orbiter Mission-2 following Mangalyaan's success

A call for proposals through an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) has been made within India to seek proposal for scientific experiments for Mars Orbiters Mission-2.

Nov 26, 2016, 09:12 AM IST

Mangalyaan's photo of Red Planet appears in National Geographic cover

India's maiden mission to Mars, which completed three years in orbit this week, has found place on the cover of the venerable National Geographic magazine, known for its high quality images.

Nov 20, 2016, 02:53 AM IST

ISRO to perform key manoeuvre on Mars Orbiter next year

ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar said the MOM had completed two years yesterday, although its original mission life was slated to be six months, and that the space agency had released a lot of first year data beamed by its five payloads.

Sep 25, 2016, 23:10 PM IST

Mars Orbiter Mission completes two years around orbit in Red Planet: ISRO releases first year data of MOM to public

The Indian space agency has released first year of MOM Long-term archive data (Sept 24, 2014 to Sept 23, 2015) to public.

Sep 25, 2016, 05:43 AM IST

Mangalyaan still going strong, to have course correction: ISRO

Nearly two years after it was launched, 'Mangalyaan' is still functioning well, and with a planned course correction next January to extend its battery life, it would keep going for many years, ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar said on Wednesday.

Aug 11, 2016, 00:32 AM IST

NASA invites India to jointly explore Mars, send astronauts

This is of direct benefit be it for India or California where we see tectonic activity.

Feb 28, 2016, 10:06 AM IST

Major Indian space discoveries/missions of 2015

Take a look at some of the major Indian space missions this year.

Dec 16, 2015, 17:15 PM IST

ISRO releases image of Mars' Arabia Terra

The image was taken from ISRO's Mars Colour Camera (MCC) that is on board India's Mars Orbiter Spacecraft, Mangalyaan at an altitude of 14893 km with a resolution of 774 m.  

Nov 09, 2015, 15:25 PM IST