Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Mangalyaan - chronology of events


India successfully placed its Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) in the Red Planet's orbit (Sep 24, 2014). Here is the chronology of events that traces the journey of Mangalyaan which lasted over 300 days:

Nov 5, 2013
ISRO's PSLV C25 launches India's Mars Orbiter Mission from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Nov 7, 2013
First Earth-bound manoeuvre performed.
Nov 8, 2013
Second Earth-bound manoeuvre performed.
Nov 9, 2013
Third Earth-bound manoeuvre performed.
Nov 11, 2013
Fourth Earth-bound manoeuvre performed.
Nov 12, 2013
Fifth Earth-bound manoeuvre performed.
Nov 16, 2013
Sixth Earth-bound manoeuvre performed.
Dec 1, 2013
MOM leaves Earth's orbit, Trans-Mars Injection performed.
Dec 4, 2013
MOM leaves Earth's Sphere of Influence of 9.25 lakh km radius.
Dec 11, 2013
First course correction manoeuvre performed on the spacecraft.
Jun 11, 2014
Second course correction manoeuvre executed.
Sep 22, 2014
MOM enters Mars' Gravitational Sphere of Influence; 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor test fired after over 300 days of dormancy; last trajectory correction manoeuvre performed.
Sep 24, 2014
MOM reaches the intended orbit around Mars, making India the first country in the world to have successfully launched its mission to the Red Planet on the very first attempt.

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