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India to make history on Oct 28, Orbiter will leave for Mars

New Delhi: The 400-million kilometres, 299-day, Rs. 450-cr voyage to Mars, set to launch on October 28, is also a leap of faith for ISRO. The Mars Orbiter Mission, informally called Mangalyaan is a planned

India TV News Desk Updated on: October 11, 2013 6:30 IST


Over the next three weeks, as final checks are conducted, 852 kg of solid and liquid fuel is loaded for rocket engines, the spacecraft is integrated with the launch vehicle and the final countdown is started, a core group of 50 scientists will be at work 24/7.



On 5 August 2013 ISRO started the assembly of the PSLV-XL designated C-25.  

ISRO completed the integration of the five scientific instruments at spacecraft checkout room at ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, and the finished spacecraft was shipped to Sriharikotta on 2 October 2013.



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