FEW KILOMETERS TO MARS

FEW KILOMETERS TO MARS

The MOM spacecraft is good in condition and travelling 25 kilometers in a second and reaches upto 510 kilometers in its heliocentric arc, the total dis\tance is 680 kilometers.

By the covered distance the three by fourth of the journey was completed.It is expected MOM will reach mars on september 24 said by ISRO in its facebook page.
As by earlier announcement of the ISRO third trajectory correction of the spacecraft will me made during August, fourth and final will take place during the insertion period of MOM to mars that is in september.

The prior information is that before the mars capture, orbit insertion will be simulated.
And also ISRO conveyed that they  have tested all except the commands during the rehearsal to ensure manoeurve and also to avoid any faws of the plan

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