World Defense Show 2026: Northrop Grumman to present improved C2 management system
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India launches mission to Mars
India has successfully launched its first interplanetary Mars orbiter satellite to research the Martian atmosphere.
The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), or Mangalyaan, was launched on 5 November from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, in India, using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C-25, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced.
This is India’s first interplanetary mission to Mars with a craft designed to orbit Mars elliptically and it is expected to last about 10 months.
‘The mission is primarily a technological mission considering the critical mission operations and stringent requirements on propulsion and other bus systems of spacecraft,’ ISRO stated.
‘One of
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