Mangalyaan

Mangalyaan, also known as the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), is India's first interplanetary mission to Mars. It was launched on November 5, 2013, by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The main objective of Mangalyaan was to demonstrate India's technological capabilities in interplanetary space exploration and study the Martian atmosphere and surface.

Mangalyaan traveled a distance of approximately 680 million kilometers (422 million miles) over a period of about ten months before successfully entering Mars orbit on September 24, 2014. The spacecraft utilized a combination of propulsion systems, including a liquid engine and a series of gravity-assist maneuvers around Earth and Mars, to reach its destination.

Once in orbit around Mars, Mangalyaan carried out various scientific observations and experiments to gather data about the Martian environment. The spacecraft studied the Martian atmosphere, weather patterns, and the presence of methane gas. It also captured high-resolution images of the Martian surface.

Mangalyaan's mission was initially planned for six months, but it has exceeded its expected lifespan and continues to operate. The success of the mission has been a significant achievement for India's space program, as it made India the first Asian country to reach Mars and the fourth space agency overall to do so, after the Soviet Union, the United States, and the European Space Agency.

The Mangalyaan mission has provided valuable insights into Mars and has contributed to our understanding of the red planet. It has also inspired and motivated the scientific community in India and served as a source of national pride.

But now as ISRO has confirmed that the Mars orbit craft lost communication with ground station and is non recoveryable. It is officially the end of the mangalyaan mission. Contact with the device was lost on 27th September 2022. Now ISRO is already working on the creation of the next Mars station which will receive a set of more complex instruments its launch is scheduled for 2024.