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cIclops

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Re: ISRO Mars orbiter 2013 / 2019

India To Launch Mars Orbiter In 2013

Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
11/30/2006 10:10:39 AM

India is beginning the definition of a small Mars orbiter for launch as early as 2013 on India's geosynchronous space launch vehicle.

The spacecraft, costing only about $70 million excluding the booster, would carry instruments to research the Martian atmosphere and sub surface, possibly including a radar. The mission is probably more significant at this point in that India is planning to do it, rather than what scientifically it is planning to do.

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Re: ISRO Mars orbiter 2013 / 2019

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It's the Moon they are doing first, not Mars. Chandrayaan I is their big mission (Lunar), its looks very good and it seems NASA will be working jointly with the ISRO on this one.
It will survey the lunar surface to produce a complete map of its chemical characteristics and 3-dimensional topography
They have also talked about doing manned missions but maybe that's just pro-Hindu propaganda (check out the failed GSLV launch).

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cIclops

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Re: ISRO Mars orbiter 2013 / 2019

Outsourcing Mars ?

It's the Moon they are doing first, not Mars. Chandrayaan I is their big mission (Lunar), its looks very good and it seems NASA will be working jointly with the ISRO on this one.

ISRO are talking about Mars as well as the Moon. At the recent 2nd Exploration conference they outlined their plans, the ISRO presentation is here

Mission to Mars

Orbiter mission to Mars to study Mars atmosphere, weather and solar wind-Mars interactions.

Instruments to be developed are for studying weak magnetic filed and plasma

Timeframe : 2019

Note the topic name change to reflect 2019 in that document.

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Re: ISRO Mars orbiter 2013 / 2019

President A P J Abdul Kalam has suggested that an industrial complex on the moon and human habitation on mars could become a reality within 50-75 years. Kalam said this while addressing scientists after dedicating the Insat-4B communication satellite to the nation from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) facility at Hassan, about 200 km from  Bangalore.
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1102293
He said space missions beyond Earth were vital for sustaining the spirit of deep exploration. “Such missions enable us to bring minerals and other special materials from the moon, asteroids and mars.

They will also help build infrastructure for solar power generation, industrial complexes on moon and initiating human habitat on mars,” he said. This, the president added, could turn out to be true in 50-75 years.

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