300-day Mars of odyssey

From: Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO),Sriharikota
By: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25)

• It was a debut attempt to send a spacecraft to Mars, about 40 crore km away.
• On Tuesday PSLV had put the Mars spacecraft first into an earth-bound orbit after a flight duration of 43 minutes.
• The spacecraft will voyage for 300 days before it reaches the Martian orbit.
• This totally indigenous mission — the rocket and the five payloads come from various ISRO centres across the country.
• It is the silver jubilee launch of the PSLV (25th launch).
• K. Radhakrishnan, – Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)