India is all set to give the go-ahead for an ambitious mission to Mars,
expected in November next year.
"A lot of studies have been done on the possible
mission to Mars", Secretary in the Department of Space and Chairman of
Indian Space Research Organisation K Radhakrishnan told.
The project report for Indian Mars orbiter mission has been submitted for government approval.
The
mission envisages launching an orbiter around Mars using Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-XL). The orbiter will be placed in an
orbit of 500 x 80,000 km around MARS and will have a provision to carry
nearly 25 kg of scientific payloads on-board.
The tentative
scientific objective for the Mars mission will be to focus on life,
climate, geology, origin, evolution and sustainability of life on the
planet,” according to ISRO.
Scientific payloads have been short-listed by ISRO's Advisory Committee for Space Sciences (ADCOS) review committee.
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