Mars Orbiter Mission

Indian Mars orbiter (2013-2022). Mars Orbiter Mission was launched on November 5, 2013 aboard a PSLV-XL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Nov 16, 2013).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Mars Orbiter Mission
Payload designation: Mars Orbiter Spacecraft
International designator: 2013-060A
NORAD catalog number: 39370
GCAT identifier: S39370
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/700

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: Chandrayaan
Owner: ISRO
Country: India
Builder: ISRO Satellite Center
Platform (bus): IRS?

Launch

Date: November 5, 2013 · 09:08 UTC
Launch record: 2013-060Success
Rocket: PSLV-XL
Spaceport: Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): DSO
Perigee: 845 km
Apogee: 194,676 km
Inclination: 19.42°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: November 16, 2013
Last known active: Apr 6, 2022
End of operations: Apr 12, 2022

Size

Mass: 1,337 kg
Dry mass: 483 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 6.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00930
Final central body: Mars
Phase start: September 20, 2014
Phase outcome: Entered orbit around the target · September 24, 2014
Destination: Mars

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Nov 16, 2013	Earth	Dec 5, 2013	Escaped to another body	HCO
Sep 24, 2014	Mars	—	In orbit	—

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2156739 (CC0).