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On 5 th January, 2014, Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO launched the GSLV-D5 with the indigenous cryogenic engine. The Indian rocket engine was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SriHarikota spaceport, Andhra Pradesh, to establish the communication satellite GSAT-14 in Earth’s orbit. GLSV-D5 at a glance The GSLV-D5 or Geostationary Launch Vehicle is a launch rocket with three different stages including the Cryogenic engine at its third stage, burning liquid oxygen-oxidised liquid hydrogen. The success of Geostationary Launch Vehicle – D5 with Indian-built cryogenic engine has played a major role by cutting the expenses of a satellite launch by half. As told by ISRO’s chairman K.Radhakrishnan to IANS , the country used to pay more than 500 crore Indian Rupee, that is, $90 million dollars per launch of a 3.5 tonne satellite excluding the price of satellite, while Indian GSLV costs 220 crore Indian Rupees (INR) only. ISRO as its next step expects to build ...

In 2013, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) embarked on a monumental mission to explore the Red Planet with Mangalyaan or Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). Approved by the government of India, Mangalyaan was a millionaire interplanetary space project aimed at establishing an Indian craft into Mars’ orbit, with a launch date set for October of that year. The main objective of Mangalyaan was to conduct a deep study of the Red Planet and its chemistry, making ISRO the fourth space agency to reach Mars after NASA’s Curiosity Rover, Roscosmos, and ESA. This article is a small package of words that explains Mangalyaan's objectives, challenges, and interesting information about the Indian Mars craft that captured the attention of the world. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) worked on the Mangalyaan mission, which was the first time an Indian spacecraft explored the Red Planet from Mars' orbit. According to updates from ISRO, the Mangalyaan had a mass of 500 kg. This h...