BANGALORE, Sept 13:
Country’s most ambitious Mars Orbiter Mission has covered 95 per cent of its journey and is in ‘Pink of Health’.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), in a micro-blogging site, said the Mars Orbiter was sending vital information from about 211 million km distance it has covered so far.
“MOM keeps sending us vital information about the health of its various modules and measurements from sensors. This is called Telemetry signal. Today’s telemetry confirms that MOM is in the pink of health. MOM uses 2.2 m High Gain Antenna to send us signals. Just four million km has to be covered by the Orbiter,” ISRO stated. On September 24, scientists would undertake a “challenging task” of restarting the onboard liquid engine, which was in sleep mode for nearly ten months, for a critical manoeuvre of the spacecraft. The Rs 450 crore-project, Mangalyaan, was launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on board the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on November 5, 2013. (UNI)
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