Introduction :
India’s first interplanetary probe, the Mars Orbiter Mission, has left
home on the first leg of a voyage of scientific discovery. Once again,
the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle developed by the Indian Space
Research Organisation performed its task with impeccable ease.
Facts :
- ISRO’s next focus is Chandrayaan 2 and GSLV
- Mars orbiter mission would continue till 2015.
- India's Mars orbiter will travel 300 days through space to reach the orbit of Mars
Journey :
A long and difficult trek now lies ahead of the spacecraft. It will
circle Earth for the rest of this month, repeatedly firing an onboard
liquid-propellant engine to gain velocity. Shortly after
