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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Martians!
He’s dead Jim .
Iit’s bad when Mom stops taking your calls.
8 years is a really good run. Congratulations, ISRO.
Did they try to unplug it and plug it back in? (Sorry, bad tech support joke)
Have they called their customer support line?
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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Winner.
Did it hit a moon like the Russians did ?
Marvin must’ve whipped out his Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator.
They called the customer support line buy couldn’t understand the Pakistani accent.
;-)
Have Mumbai Mike Lee offer the satellite green card amnesty under unanimous consent. That’ll get it working again. /sarc
Good riddance. Mars should be claimed solely by the US, same with the Moon. China and India can stay home.
Stolen American technology.
I got an idea. Send the data stream in Hindi.
Works every time.
5.56mm
Are they logged in?
Phobos again?
“Have they called their customer support line?”
At least the accent won’t be a problem.
Format Drive C:
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