ISRO, has proposed to undertake a Mars Orbiter Mission in October-November, 2013.
The proposal is currently under examination for government approval and this effort will be India’s first step towards exploring the planet Mars.
In a statement here minister of state in PMO V Narayanasamy said that he gave this information in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
The Mars spacecraft will be placed in an elliptical orbit around the red planet after a voyage of nearly 300 days. During the orbital life of the spacecraft, its instruments will be used to do scientific experiments.
The proposal is currently under examination for government approval and this effort will be India’s first step towards exploring the planet Mars.
In a statement here minister of state in PMO V Narayanasamy said that he gave this information in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
The Mars spacecraft will be placed in an elliptical orbit around the red planet after a voyage of nearly 300 days. During the orbital life of the spacecraft, its instruments will be used to do scientific experiments.
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