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Post by Seva Lamberdar Sun Nov 03, 2013 4:01 pm

CHENNAI: India's first Mars orbiter mission is in the last stages of readiness, with propellant being filled into the fourth and last phase of the rocket at 1.30pm.

The countdown started at 6.08am on Sunday. PSLV-C25 carrying the Mars orbiter will blast off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, 100km north of Chennai at 2.38pm on Tuesday...................


 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-Mars-orbiter-mission-in-last-stages-of-readiness-fourth-phase-propellant-filling-in-progress/articleshow/25177126.cms
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Post by indophile Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:57 am

Do you know of a good link where you can track the position of the Mars orbiter? Thanks.

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Post by Seva Lamberdar Mon Nov 04, 2013 11:26 am

indophile wrote:Do you know of a good link where you can track the position of the Mars orbiter? Thanks.
Sorry, I don't know. Perhaps the ISRO site may have something to say about this. It probably won't be in the interest / safety of the project to have such real-time info. made public ... just my thought.
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Post by indophile Mon Nov 04, 2013 12:36 pm

I was able to follow the Chandrayaan mission (to the moon) all the way to the moon a few years back. I deleted that site from my favorites some time ago, and can't seem to find it again. You can track the space missions, satellites wtc. at that site. Of course, you can't access the real sensitive stuff, but something like its position in space, speed, direction etc., you can.

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Post by Hellsangel Mon Nov 04, 2013 12:45 pm

indophile wrote:I was able to follow the Chandrayaan mission (to the moon) all the way to the moon a few years back. I deleted that site from my favorites some time ago, and can't seem to find it again. You can track the space missions, satellites wtc. at that site. Of course, you can't access the real sensitive stuff, but something like its position in space, speed, direction etc., you can.
Check this website from time to time:

http://isro.gov.in/pslv-c25/mission.aspx
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Post by indophile Mon Nov 04, 2013 12:52 pm

Thanks, I will. Washington Post has a nice story on India's Mars mission today.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/india-launches-mars-mission-as-international-space-race-grows-more-competitive/2013/11/03/34f4b796-44b9-11e3-95a9-3f15b5618ba8_story.html

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Post by Hellsangel Mon Nov 04, 2013 12:52 pm

indophile wrote:Thanks, I will. Washington Post has a nice story on India's Mars mission today.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/india-launches-mars-mission-as-international-space-race-grows-more-competitive/2013/11/03/34f4b796-44b9-11e3-95a9-3f15b5618ba8_story.html
Also:

http://isro.gov.in/pslv-c25/c25-status.aspx
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Post by Seva Lamberdar Mon Nov 04, 2013 2:54 pm

indophile wrote:Thanks, I will. Washington Post has a nice story on India's Mars mission today.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/india-launches-mars-mission-as-international-space-race-grows-more-competitive/2013/11/03/34f4b796-44b9-11e3-95a9-3f15b5618ba8_story.html
While landing for the orbiter safely on Mars is a tricky thing, reaching that planet is not (unless someone makes serious errors in calculations involving orbital mechanics etc.)
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Post by indophile Mon Nov 04, 2013 2:58 pm

Are they planning to land this thing there? I thought it's just an orbiter.

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Post by Seva Lamberdar Mon Nov 04, 2013 3:04 pm

indophile wrote:Are they planning to land this thing there? I thought it's just an orbiter.
I don't think it's a landing mission. I just commented on 'the very difficult nature of Mars missions' indicated in the above Washington Post link / article.
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Post by indophile Mon Nov 04, 2013 3:29 pm

Okay. Even without landing, it's still a great achievement if India could wing it do one chakkar around the red planet.

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Post by Seva Lamberdar Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:20 pm

indophile wrote:Okay. Even without landing, it's still a great achievement if India could wing it do one chakkar around the red planet.
Based on India's success in Moon missions, there is a good chance that India's Mars mission (reaching / orbiting the planet Mars) will be successful.
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Post by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:27 pm

Seva Lamberdar wrote:
While landing for the orbiter safely on Mars is a tricky thing, reaching that planet is not (unless someone makes serious errors in calculations involving orbital mechanics etc.)
Fortunately for ISRO and India, the orbital mechanics calculations and escape velocities for the MARS mission have been reportedly double checked and verified by India's foremost astrophysicist.

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Post by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:30 pm

Kayalvizhi wrote:India's Mars orbiter mission in last stages of readiness; fourth phase propellant filling in progress 1380434_547002088719027_1829092511_n
and, may I point out that you are citing the very map of TN as depicted by the very same Hindian enemy of yours.

Tell us...who drew this map of TN ?

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Post by Seva Lamberdar Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:37 am

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:
Seva Lamberdar wrote:
While landing for the orbiter safely on Mars is a tricky thing, reaching that planet is not (unless someone makes serious errors in calculations involving orbital mechanics etc.)
Fortunately for ISRO and India, the orbital mechanics calculations and escape velocities for the MARS mission have been reportedly double checked and verified by India's foremost astrophysicist.
That's a very good news about the potential success of the mission.
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Post by indophile Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:25 am

The launch went okay.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/05/india-mars-rocket-mangalyaan-blasts-off-isro

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Post by Kris Tue Nov 05, 2013 12:16 pm

indophile wrote:Okay. Even without landing, it's still a great achievement if India could wing it do one chakkar around the red planet.
>>Yep. Very nice.

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