India moved on the launch of the Mars probe
India on October 22 decided to postpone the launch of its first Mars probe until November 5, due to problems with the marine tracking system, according to AFP.
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Thus, the Mangalyaan probe (aka MOM - Mars Orbiter Mission) developed by the Indian Space Research Agency (ISRO) will not be able to take off as scheduled on October 28.
Two Indian ships were sent to the Fiji Islands in the Pacific to monitor the rocket's continuous itinerary, but a late appointment due to bad weather.
After the moon it is Mars's turn to be in India's ambition to explore - (Photo: AFP)
"The mission has been rescheduled until November 5 and the probe will be launched at 14:36 (Indian time) at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh state", spokesman ISRO Deviprasad Karnik told AFP.
It is known that the mission worth $ 73 million to launch Mangalyaan to fly to Mars orbit will be made with an advanced four-ton PSLV rocket (also known as PSLV-XL) weighing 350 tons.
As expected, the Mangalyaan, which weighs 1,350kg, will take about 10 months to fly 400 million kilometers through space to reach the orbit of the red planet.
Mangalyaan will carry five scientific devices made by India to study the Martian atmosphere, in search of traces of methane - a sign of the existence of life; Take color photos of the red planet and find out if there is water on it.
According to Indian officials, the upcoming Mars exploration mission will mark an important step in the country's space exploration program.
It is known that in 2008, India successfully launched Chandrayaan-1 onto orbit the moon and then announced the discovery of the existence of the country on "Sister Hang".
This mission is considered a pride and a stepping stone for the implementation of South Asia's ambitious Mars exploration program.
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