The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also known as Mangalyaan, is ISRO's first interplanetary mission. It successfully entered Mars orbit on September 24, 2014.
Consider the following statements: 1. The Mangalyaan launched by ISRO is also called the Mars Orbiter Mission. 2. made India the second country to have a spacecraft orbit the Mars after USA 3. made India the only country to be successful in making its spacecraft orbit the Mars in its very first attempt Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Asked in UPSC IAS 2016 · Topic: Future Prospects of Indian Space Program (Deep Space Exploration (Lunar, Martian, Venus, Asteroid missions))
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