| Names | Mangalyaan | ||||||||||||
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| Mission type | Mars orbiter | ||||||||||||
| Operator | ISRO | ||||||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 2013-060A | ||||||||||||
| SATCAT no. | 39370 | ||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||
| Mission duration | Planned: 6 months Elapsed: 4 years, 7 months, 29 days | ||||||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||||||
| Bus | I-1K | ||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | ISAC | ||||||||||||
| Launch mass | 1,337.2 kg (2,948 lb) | ||||||||||||
| BOL mass | ≈550 kg (1,210 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Dry mass | 482.5 kg (1,064 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Payload mass | 13.4 kg (30 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 1.5 m (4.9 ft) cube | ||||||||||||
| Power | 840 watts | ||||||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||||||
| Launch date | 5 November 2013, 09:08 UTC | ||||||||||||
| Rocket | PSLV-XL C25 | ||||||||||||
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan FLP | ||||||||||||
| Contractor | ISRO | ||||||||||||
| Mars orbiter | |||||||||||||
| Orbital insertion | 24 September 2014, 02:00 UTC MSD 50027 06:27 AMT 1702 days / 1656 sols | ||||||||||||
| Orbit parameters | |||||||||||||
| Periareon | 421.7 km (262.0 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Apoareon | 76,993.6 km (47,841.6 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Inclination | 150.0° | ||||||||||||
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Indian missions to Mars Mars Orbiter Mission 2 → | |||||||||||||
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The Mars Orbiter Mission lasted longer than was planned.
The Mars Orbiter Mission was able to send back color photos.
The Mars Orbiter Mission only ran for 6 months.
Mangalyaan is a Mars orbiter.
Mangalyaan is ISRO's first Mars orbiter.
Mangalyaan has a bigger dry mass than BOL mass.
The Mars Orbiter Mission weights only 1,064 pounds.
The Mars Orbiter Mission is painted red to match the red planet.
The Mars Orbiter Mission weighs 30 pounds.