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Today in History: India successfully launches first Mars Orbiter Mission

11/5/2025

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On November 5, 2013, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, known as Mangalyaan. This marked India's first interplanetary mission, making India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit and ISRO the first agency to achieve this with an indigenously developed propulsion system.

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On November 5, 2013, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, known as Mangalyaan. This marked India's first interplanetary mission, making India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit and ISRO the first agency to achieve this with an indigenously developed propulsion system.