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Countdown begins for India's Mars Orbiter Mission

Chennai: The 56 and-a-half hour countdown for the launch of India's first space mission to Mars, slated for November 5, commenced today at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.“The 56 hours and 30 minutes



Once launched, the satellite is expected to go around the Earth for 20-25 days, before embarking on a nine-month voyage to the red planet on December 1 and reach the orbit of the Mars on September 24, 2014.



If India succeeds in the Rs 450-crore MOM mission, it would be the fourth in the world, after the US, Russia and Europe to do so.

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