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Post by indophile Wed Nov 06, 2013 9:07 am

You can track India's Mars Orbiter here. Click on "Track it now" or "5 day predictions." You can track many other satellites also at this site.

http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=39370

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Post by Seva Lamberdar Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:59 am

Thanks for the link Indo.
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Post by indophile Wed Nov 06, 2013 12:13 pm

Nice coverage on BBC.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24729073

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Post by Seva Lamberdar Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:39 pm

indophile wrote:Nice coverage on BBC.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24729073
(1) "At $72m (£45m), the mission is comparatively cheap, but some commentators have still questioned whether a country with one of the highest rankings for childhood malnutrition in the world should be spending millions on a mission to the Red Planet. " 

>>> The same thing can be said of other Govt. expenditures ...  
http://creative.sulekha.com/on-the-ethicality-and-prudence-regarding-govt-quotas-and-programs_595088_blog

(2) "As a fuel-saving alternative, the spacecraft will circle Earth in an elliptical orbit for nearly a month, building up the necessary velocity to break free from our planet's gravitational pull.

"The formal name for the route MOM will take to Mars is a "Hohmann Transfer Orbit". The spacecraft takes advantage of a favourable planetary alignment, carrying out six small engine burns over November to lift it to a higher orbit before a final burn sends it off on an interplanetary trajectory. "

>>> Most other countries and space agencies use the same type of  fuel-saving alternative in their inter-planetary travel. It's not unique to India.
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Post by Petrichor Wed Nov 06, 2013 3:13 pm

Why don't the Hindians decide to use different Indian languages for naming their space rockets?

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Post by indophile Wed Nov 06, 2013 3:32 pm

Mangalyaan is sanskritized Hindi, Telugu (Mangalayaanam or Kujayaanam), Kannada (Mangalayaana or Kujayaana) etc.

Would Chevvai-Odhu work in Tamil?

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Post by Petrichor Wed Nov 06, 2013 3:36 pm

CheSevvAi-oordhi, may be.

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