Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)
- Date
- 2013-2014 · confidence high
- Place
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Credited to
- ISRO
- Field
- Movement
What it is
Probe launched in November 2013 that entered Mars orbit on 24 September 2014, the first success by an Asian agency and the first successful attempt by any country on its first try. It cost about US$74 million and remained operational until 2022.
What it led to
- Indian interplanetary navigation capability
- low-cost deep-space missions