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India loses contact with Mars orbiter: reports
Space.com ^
| 10/03/2022
| Robert Lea
Posted on 10/03/2022 12:16:07 PM PDT by BenLurkin
India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) may have finally reached the end of its operations after eight years spent orbiting the Red Planet.
Ground stations operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have lost communication with the spacecraft. The precise cause isn't yet clear; the orbiter may have run out of propellant, MOM's battery may drained beyond the safe operating limit, or an automated maneuver may have cut communications, according to media reports.
Having operated at Mars for eight years, MOM — also called Mangalyaan — has far exceeded its expected mission life of just six to 10 months. The craft was launched in November 2013 and entered orbit around Mars in September 2014.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; india; isro; mangalyaan; mars; marsorbiter; mom; science; xplanets
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My mother the satellite.
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posted on
10/03/2022 12:16:07 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/03/2022 12:18:19 PM PDT
by
aynrandfreak
(Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
To: aynrandfreak
To: BenLurkin
Iit’s bad when Mom stops taking your calls.
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posted on
10/03/2022 12:21:13 PM PDT
by
seowulf
(Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
To: BenLurkin
8 years is a really good run. Congratulations, ISRO.
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posted on
10/03/2022 12:22:44 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: BenLurkin
Did they try to unplug it and plug it back in? (Sorry, bad tech support joke)
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posted on
10/03/2022 12:25:32 PM PDT
by
wattsgnu
To: BenLurkin
Have they called their customer support line?
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posted on
10/03/2022 12:39:04 PM PDT
by
Skywise
To: BenLurkin; KevinDavis; annie laurie; Knitting A Conundrum; Viking2002; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...
MOM — also called Mangalyaan — has far exceeded its expected mission life of just six to 10 months. The craft was launched in November 2013 and entered orbit around Mars in September 2014.
Mars has been notoriously hard to hit for orbiters and landers. One Soviet-era orbiter turned on its video with just enough time to spare to record the previously unknown natural satellite that destroyed it. The first close-up pics of Mars (1965) were during the flyby of Mariner 4 -- which had been sent to go into orbit around Mars.
Thanks BenLurkin.
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posted on
10/03/2022 12:39:34 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: seowulf
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posted on
10/03/2022 12:42:53 PM PDT
by
larrytown
(A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
To: BenLurkin
Did it hit a moon like the Russians did ?
To: BenLurkin
Marvin must’ve whipped out his Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator.
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posted on
10/03/2022 12:43:21 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
(We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
To: Skywise
They called the customer support line buy couldn’t understand the Pakistani accent.
;-)
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posted on
10/03/2022 12:45:26 PM PDT
by
cgbg
(Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
To: Skywise
Have Mumbai Mike Lee offer the satellite green card amnesty under unanimous consent. That’ll get it working again. /sarc
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posted on
10/03/2022 1:16:54 PM PDT
by
bobcat62
To: BenLurkin
Good riddance. Mars should be claimed solely by the US, same with the Moon. China and India can stay home.
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posted on
10/03/2022 1:27:14 PM PDT
by
Reno89519
(FJB. Respect America, Embrace America, Buy American, Hire American.)
To: SunkenCiv
Stolen American technology.
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posted on
10/03/2022 1:28:57 PM PDT
by
Reno89519
(FJB. Respect America, Embrace America, Buy American, Hire American.)
To: BenLurkin
I got an idea. Send the data stream in Hindi.
Works every time.
5.56mm
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posted on
10/03/2022 1:34:03 PM PDT
by
M Kehoe
(Quid Pro Joe and the Ho got to go.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/03/2022 2:21:50 PM PDT
by
Jyotishi
(Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/03/2022 2:28:31 PM PDT
by
dljordan
To: Skywise
“Have they called their customer support line?”
At least the accent won’t be a problem.
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posted on
10/03/2022 2:29:10 PM PDT
by
dljordan
To: Skywise
Have they called their customer support line?Format Drive C:
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posted on
10/03/2022 3:05:52 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
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