Mangalyaan-1, also known as the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), entered the Mars orbit on September 24, 2014.
Details about Mangalyaan-1's Mars orbit entry:
- Mangalyaan was launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on November 5, 2013.
- It successfully entered Mars orbit on September 24, 2014, after about 300 days of travel.
- This achievement made India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit and the fourth space agency worldwide to do so.
- The Mars Orbit Insertion maneuver started at 1:47:32 UT on September 24, 2014, putting Mangalyaan into an elliptical Mars orbit.
This mission marked a significant milestone in India's space exploration history, demonstrating key interplanetary technologies and completing a longer-than-planned operational period until April 2022.
