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Pradeep
post Jan 2 2009, 03:54 AM
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A day before Christmas India announced it's first mission to Mars along with the years of its first manned spaceflight missions, asteroid landing and comet flyby missions (years of the last two missions have not been mentioned).

Today, the Director of VSSC (India's rocketry hub) announced that this mission would probably be on a regular Geosynchronus Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), the current PSLV's successor. The rocket is capable of sending a 500 kg payload to Mars. If the GSLV Mk III is used, India can also send a heavier mission to Mars.

I really hope they use the Mk III and do a full scale Mars missions. Also, since the year has been announced, you could infer that the design process would be close to completion. Not a 100% sure. Will know more when they submit a proposal to the Indian cabinet.

Will post more information on this thread as it becomes available.


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- Pradeep   First Indian mission to Mars   Jan 2 2009, 03:54 AM
- - Pradeep   Forgot to mention the year of the Mars mission lau...   Jan 2 2009, 03:55 AM
- - Zvezdichko   It's just great! Maybe this mission will ...   Jan 2 2009, 10:56 AM
- - sci44   Maybe they can go for the larger launch vehicle an...   Jan 3 2009, 03:39 PM
- - Zvezdichko   I won't be very happy if they do that. This wi...   Jan 3 2009, 03:56 PM
- - sci44   I am sure you are right to say there is extra risk...   Jan 3 2009, 04:40 PM
- - Zvezdichko   Yeah, but comparing MIP and Beagle 2 is very irrel...   Jan 3 2009, 04:58 PM
|- - sci44   Ok, I am sure the mods here dont want to repeat th...   Jan 3 2009, 05:24 PM
- - Zvezdichko   I also think that a simple lander doesn't make...   Jan 3 2009, 05:40 PM
|- - sci44   Heck, maybe they could send them both! I thin...   Jan 3 2009, 06:15 PM
- - MouseOnMars   I did not know about this announcement. I wrote a ...   Feb 1 2009, 06:57 PM

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