Mangalyan- The Mars Orbiter Misson

29/09/2015

PSLV-C30 successfully launches ASTROSAT into the orbit

26/07/2015

First image taken by MCC after MOM comes out of blackout :
After MOM blackout, all the instruments are up and started acquiring data as usual. Mars Color Camera (MCC), the eye of MOM continue to send beautiful images of Martian terrain.

This image is pertaining to Sinus Sabaeus quadrangle of Mars, above Dawes crater and to the left of Schroeter crater.

This image was captured on July 14, 2015 at an altitude of 2555 km with a resolution of 132.8 m.

26/07/2015

Gale crater is located near the northwestern part of the Aeolis quadrangle. The crater was named after Walter Frederic Gale, an Australian amateur astronomer of 19th century. Aeolis Mons rises (5.5 km) from the floor of the Gale crater. Gale crater formed when a meteor hit Mars in its early history,…

26/07/2015

Space Applications Centre (SAC) is the lead centre in ISRO for the research and development of Space technology based applications for societal needs. SAC, on behalf of ISRO, took initiative to augment weekly agro-advisory services to farming community during sowing to harvesting using space techno…

12/06/2015

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/manglayaan-blackout-explained-when-mars-earth-and-the-sun-fall-in-one-line/article1-1356253.aspx

India's low-cost Mars Orbiter Mission, also called Mangalyaan, will snap all communications with scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and enter the "blackout" phase for a fortnight from June 8.

12/06/2015

http://www.isro.gov.in/2015-space-pioneer-award-was-presented-to-isro-mars-orbiter-mission

Space Pioneer award for the year 2015 was presented to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the Science and Engineering category during the 34th Annual International Space Development Conference held at Toronto in Canada during May 20 -24, 2015. National Space Society (NSS) of USA presented…

12/06/2015

http://www.isro.gov.in/update/08-jun-2015/mars-orbiter-spacecraft-under-%E2%80%98solar-conjunction%E2%80%99-mars

Mars Orbiter Spacecraft (MOM) is under ‘solar conjunction’ at Mars, which means the spacecraft, which is orbiting Mars, is behind the Sun as viewed from the Earth. As a result of this event which happens once in 2.2 years for Mars, communication signals from the spacecraft are severely disrupted by…

09/04/2015

From the President of INDIA

07/04/2015

Dr M Annadurai Takes Over as Director of ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore - See more at:http://www.isro.gov.in/update/06-apr-2015/dr-m-annadurai-takes-over-director-of-isro-satellite-centre-bangalore

Dr M Annadurai, Outstanding Scientist and Programme Director, Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) and Small Satellite Systems (SSS) of IS

02/04/2015

IRNSS-1D post launch update:
The fourth and final orbit raising operation of IRNSS-1D is successfully completed by firing the Apogee Motor for 493 seconds, at 06 42 hrs IST, on on April 01, 2015. The orbital parameters are: Perigee Altitude: 35556 km, Apogee Altitude: 35603 km, Inclination: 30.463 degree and Orbit period: 23hr 45min .

29/03/2015

Launch of PSLV-C27/IRNSS-1D

29/03/2015

http://www.isro.gov.in/update/28-mar-2015/pslv-c27-successfully-launches-indias-fourth-navigation-satellite-irnss-1d

ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C27, successfully launched the 1425 kg IRNSS-1D, the fourth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) today evening (March 28, 2015) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. This is the twenty eighth consecutively succe…