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Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLV XLSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)
Launched
November 5, 2013
Summary
Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV XL from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on November 5, 2013. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 39th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,330th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th PSLV XL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Mars Orbit (Mars). Mars Orbiter Mission, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 23,900 km orbit inclined 19.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Launch of PSLV-C25/Mars Orbiter Mission - Live from SriharikotaDoordarshan National
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Mars Orbit (Mars)
- Milestone
- 5th PSLV XL flight · 2nd this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 39th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,330th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
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Orbit: as tracked
Mars Orbiter Mission · NORAD 39370 · 2013-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-060A
- Epoch
- 2013-11-05 10:08:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.4640992 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6406602
- Inclination
- 19.3465°
- Ascending node
- 126.6706°
- Arg. of perigee
- 283.086°
- Mean anomaly
- 16.7932°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Mars. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Mars Orbiter Mission · NORAD 39370 · left Earth orbit November 16, 2013
PSLV-C25 PS4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
India's Mars Orbiter Mission was ISRO's first interplanetary spacecraft, a technology-demonstration orbiter with five instruments to study the Martian surface and atmosphere. It entered Mars orbit in September 2014 on its first attempt.
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
24th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 3rd this year · 40th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
126 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) launch?
Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) launched on November 5, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)?
Coverage: Launch of PSLV-C25/Mars Orbiter Mission - Live from Sriharikota. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)?
PSLV XL, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV XL spec sheet
Where did Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit did Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) reach?
Mars Orbiter Mission, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 23,900 km orbit inclined 19.3°.
How many satellites did Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).