tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): The MOM mission concept began with a feasibility study in 2010, after the launch of lunar satellite Chandrayaan-1 in 2008. The government of India approved the project on 3 August 2012 *
27-09-14 - 10:34:23

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): after the Indian Space Research Organisation completed 125 crore (US21 million) of required studies for the orbiter.The total project cost may be up to 454 crore (US 74 million).The satellite costs 153 crore (US 25 million) and the rest of the budget has been attributed to ground stations and relay upgrades that will be used for other ISRO projects. *
27-09-14 - 10:39:26

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): It is India's first interplanetary mission and ISRO has become the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after the Soviet space program, NASA, and the European Space Agency.The spacecraft is currently being monitored from the Spacecraft Control Centre at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bangalore with support from Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) antennae at Byalalu. *
27-09-14 - 10:46:31

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): Assembly of the PSLV-XL launch vehicle, designated C25, started on 5 August 2013.The mounting of the five scientific instruments was completed at ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, and the finished spacecraft was shipped to Sriharikota on 2 October 2013 for integration to the PSLV-XL launch vehicle. *
27-09-14 - 10:51:29