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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“Hello, this is Peggy”
A satellite orbiting the Red Planet sent there by Dot Indians instead of by Red Indians.
Software couldn’t understand the accent
When you steal, steal from the best.
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