Event

Mars Orbiter Mission

2013–2022 · 21st century · Also known as Mangalyaan

The Mars Orbiter Mission, also called Mangalyaan, was India's first interplanetary mission, launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in November 2013. It entered orbit around Mars on 24 September 2014, making India the first Asian country to reach Mars orbit and the first nation to do so on its first attempt, at a cost of about 74 million dollars. Contact was lost in 2022.

Mars Orbiter Mission
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mars Orbiter Mission. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mars-orbiter-mission
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