With the Mars Orbiter Mission is less than 4 million km away from Mars, ISRO's Telemetry,Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) is getting ready for Mars Orbit Insertion.
95% of the Mars Orbiter mission is now complete and the Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI) manoeuvre would be performed on September 24, 2014.
ISTRAC's ground stations located at Lucknow, Sriharikota, Thiruvananthapuram, Port Blair, Brunei, Biak (Indonesia) and Mauritius tracking progress of the Mars Orbiter. Mars Orbiter Spacecraft and its scientific instruments are in good health. Periodic tests are being done on the different levels of autonomy built into the Spacecraft for managing contingencies.
Photos - ISRO
Integration of fuel tank with Mars Orbiter Spacecraft.
A comparisons between the MARS missions of 2 countries - Developed and Developing
95% of the Mars Orbiter mission is now complete and the Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI) manoeuvre would be performed on September 24, 2014.
Photos - ISRO
Integration of fuel tank with Mars Orbiter Spacecraft.
A comparisons between the MARS missions of 2 countries - Developed and Developing
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