Mars Mission on track; orbit to be raised tomorrow

November 06, 2013 14:20

In other news: A day after its successful launch, India's Mars Orbiter spacecraft was functioning smoothly in the Earth's orbit and ready for orbit raising operations tomorrow.

"Since its injection into Earth's orbit yesterday, it has been functioning smoothly on the orbit. We are planning to perform orbit raising manoeuvres in the early hours of tomorrow," an ISRO spokesman said.

Right now, the Mars Orbiter Mission is on its first round around the Earth, ISRO sources said.

Also read: All you need to know about India's Mars mission

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