India's prestigious mission to Mars will be launched on November 5 at 2:36pm from Sriharikota.

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PSLV C25 @ India's first inter-planetary

India's prestigious mission to Mars will be launched on November 5 at 2:36pm from Sriharikota. (BCCL)

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Called the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), an advance version of the highly-proven, four-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, called the PSLV-XL, will be the rocket used for the Rs 450-crore mission. (BCCL)

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The decision to launch was taken at the second meeting of Isro's launch authorization board, which met at Sriharikota on Tuesday. The launch window opens on October 28 and closes on November 19. Originally, it was to open on October 21, but was moved to October 28 for operational reasons. (BCCL)

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Scientists get ready for the launch of the PSLV C25 at the mission control centre of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. (BCCL)

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The 1,350kg spacecraft is scheduled for launch on November 5, 2013, and is expected to arrive nears Mars in September-October 2014. (BCCL)

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The Mars Orbiter Mission will not use a direct trajectory to the Red Planet. Instead, it will initially fly into the earth's orbit, from where it will use its own propulsion system to enter what is known as the trans-Martian trajectory over a period of about 25 days. (BCCL)

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The journey to Mars will take about 300 days and is expected to feature a number of trajectory corrections. The orbiter is expected to enter the Martian orbit in September 2014. (BCCL)

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According to space experts, the flight will be a demonstration mission, with the main objective of placing the spacecraft in orbit around Mars as a study for future spacecraft and mission design. (BCCL)

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If successful, India's mission would be the fourth to have reached Mars, the other three being those of the US, former Soviet Union and the European Space Agency. (BCCL)

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Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation addressing the media about the launch of PSLV C25 at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. (BCCL)

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