ISRO’S Mars Orbiter Spacecraft Successfully enters Mars Orbit

24 September 2014 :: India on Wednesday became the first country to successfully put a spacecraft around Mars in its first attempt. The ambitious Rs. 460 crore Mars Orbiter Mission ( MOM ), launched on November 5 last year, had a perfect Mars Orbit Insertion ( MOI ) to get captured into the Mars orbit.

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Bangalore on Tuesday night for another engagement, spent nearly two hours watching India’s moment of glory.

 For Detail Report on Mars Orbit Insertion. Click on the Link :: http://www.isro.org/mars/pdf/press%20briefing%20on%20MOI.pdf

Source :: http://www.isro.org/