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IMPORTANT POINTS THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MOM(MARS ORBITER MANGALYAN)
- The Mars
Orbiter Mission (MOM), also called as Mangalyaan (Mangalyan is an unofficial name)
- This
program is run by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization)
- Manufactured
by Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre (ISAC)
- Launched
into Earth orbit on 5th November 2013
- It was
launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
- This
project is aimed as a "technology demonstrator". It will showcase and
prove the capability for interplanetary missions
- The launch
was made using PSLV-XL C25 rocket
- The
orbiter will have a life of 6 to 10 months in the orbit
- While
orbiting Mars the orbiter will study surface features, minerals and atmosphere
on Mars
- There are
5 main instruments on the orbiter:
A.Lyman-Alpha
Photometer (LAP)
B.Methane
Sensor For Mars (MSM)
C.Mars
Exospheric Neutral Composition Analyser (MENCA)
D.Thermal
Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (TIS)
E.Mars
Colour Camera (MCC)
- It was
successfully inserted into orbit of Mars on 24 September 2014
- India the
first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit.
- The Mars
Orbiter Mission was achieved on a budget of $74 million, nearly a tenth of the
amount the US space agency Nasa spent on sending the Maven spacecraft
to Mars.
Team Members
worked on Mangalyaan Mission
- K
Radhakrishnan Chairman of ISRO, secretary in department of space.- Responsible
for leading the mission and overall activities of Isro.
- M
Annadurai Programme director, Mars Orbiter Mission -Responsible
for budget management, direction for spacecraft configuration, schedule and
resources.
- S
Ramakrishnan Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and Member Launch
Authorisation Board. Responsible for realising the rocket (Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle) that would ferry the Mars orbiter.
- SK
Shivakumar Director, Isro Satellite Centre. Responsible for developing
satellite technology and implementing satellite systems for scientific, technological
and application missions.
- P
Kunhikrishnan Project director, PSLV programme; ninth time as mission
director. Responsible for seeing the rocket completes its mission
successfully and that the satellite is correctly injected in the designated
orbit.
- Chandradathan
Director, Liquid Propulsion system. Made rich contribution to the realisation
of solid motors for sounding rockets
- AS Kiran
Kumar Director, Satellite Application Centre- Responsible
for designing and building three of the orbiter payloads - Mars Colour Camera,
Methane Sensor and Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer.
- MYS
Prasad Director, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Chairman, Launch
Authorisation Board- Responsible for range safety and schedules, overall
incharge at rocket port.
- S Arunan
Project director, Mars Orbiter Mission. -Responsible
for leading a team to build the spacecraft.
- B
Jayakumar Associate project director, PSLV project -- Responsible
for the rocket systems, testing till the final lift-off.
- MS
PannirselvamChief
general manager, range operation director at Sriharikota
Rocket port. --Responsible
for maintaining launch schedules without any slippages
