September 11, 2014

Indian space agency Telemetry,Tracking and Command Network gears up for Mars Orbit Insertion

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.



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