ISRO has announced that its Mars Orbiter Mission ‘Mangalyaan’
is close to reach its orbit and has completed almost 90% of its journey.
Remaining 10% of its journey will be completed in four weeks' time. The mission
holds a lot of importance for India and ISRO. It is one of the most important
and advanced space mission for India and its success will place India in the
league of the US, Russia, European Union, Japan and China.
#MarsOrbiterMission has completed 90% its journey towards the #RedPlanet. pic.twitter.com/dO0xaUkHw1
— ISRO (@isro) August 27, 2014
India is putting more money into its space projects. The MOM
has cost India $75 million and is considered to be the most cost effective
mission of such a nature in the history of space exploration. Similar US
mission has cost NASA around $800 million. Since its launch date, Mangalyaan
has travelled around 680 million km.
Mars Orbiter Mission is carrying five scientific payloads to
observe Martian surface, atmosphere and exosphere extending up to 80,000 km for
a detailed understanding of the evolution of that planet.These payloads consist
of a camera, two spectrometers, a radiometer and a photometer. Together, they
have a weight of about 15 kg.
