Mission
S NAYAB RASOOL
11011A0422
ECE, 4/4
JNTUH
Objective
• To develop the technologies required
for design, planning, management and operations of an interplanetary mission. • Exploration of Mars surface features, morphology, mineralogy and Martian atmosphere by indigenous scientific instruments. Why Mars?
Mars is near Earth
Elliptical orbit like Earth
Potential for colony
24.6 hour rotation
Similar axis tilt
Polar ice caps
Magnetic field
Launch
• MOM is India’s first deep space voyager to explore beyond confines of earth.
• PSLV-XL, in its twenty fifth flight successfully launched Mars Orbiter
Mission Spacecraft from SDSC SHAR, On th Trajectory
Construction
• The MOM mission concept began with a feasibility study in 2010, after the launch of lunar satellite Chandrayaan-1 in 2008.
• Assembly of the PSLV-XL launch vehicle started on 5 August 2013.
• The mounting of the five scientific instruments was completed at ISRO Satellite Centre,
Bangalore, and the finished spacecraft was shipped to Sriharikota for integration to the
PSLV-XL launch vehicle..
• The total project cost may be up to
4.54
billion or 450 cr rupees.
Monitoring MOM
• The spacecraft is being currently monitored from the Spacecraft Control
Centre at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and
Command Network (ISTRAC) in
Bangalore with support from Indian Deep
Space Network (IDSN) antennae.
Results
• The new photo of Mars from India's
Mangalyaan was unveiled on Sept.29 by
ISRO.
• It shows Mars as a red planet in space, with the planet's southern ice cap clearly visible, while a huge dust storm blankets part of the northern region.
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