Mars orbiter built further, missions along the way

The Isro’s Mars spacecraft launched its second ‘orbit-building orbit’ today, three days after its successful takeoff from the Sriharikota spaceport.

The first ‘orbit-lifting motion’, which involved thrush firing, was made earlier on Thursday as part of a series of five such recorded operations.

The maneuvers are designed to steer the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) toward the Red Planet, Isro scientists said. Since the spacecraft does not have the power to fly directly to Mars, the probe orbits the Earth for nearly a month and the thrush calls are designed to increase the escape speed to break free from the gravity pull of the Earth.

“The total fuel consumed in the second round of burning was 83kg. The health of the MOM is normal, ”said the scientists.

During the fifth and final orbit-building activity, the orbiter will be placed on a Mars Transfer Trajectory on December 1. It will then travel to near Mars in September 2014 after 300 days of space exploration to explore it. different aspects of the planet with the help of the five payloads.

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