artist s rendering of mars orbiter mission spacecraft, mars in background
the mars orbiter mission (mom), informally known mangalayaan, launched earth orbit on 5 november 2013 indian space research organisation (isro) , has entered mars orbit on 24 september 2014. india became first country enter mars orbit on first attempt. completed @ record cost of $74 million.
mom placed mars orbit on 24 september 2014 @ 8:23 am ist.
the spacecraft had launch mass of 1,337 kg (2,948 lb), 15 kg (33 lb) of 5 scientific instruments payload.
the national space society awarded mars orbiter mission team 2015 space pioneer award in science , engineering category.
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