[meteorite-list] Mars Orbiter Mission Performs Successful Trans Mars Injection Burn

[Ron Baalke]

http://www.isro.org/mars/updates.aspx

Mars Orbiter Mission Update
ISRO
December 1, 2013

o Forward rotation of spacecraft, to put it into the right orientation to perform Trans Mars Injection (TMI) operation has been completed successfully at 00:30 hrs IST on Dec 1, 2013

o Trans Mars Injection (TMI) operation began at 00:49 hrs (IST) on Sunday Dec 01, 2013.

o Trans Mars Injection (TMI) operations in progress.

o Trans Mars Injection (TMI) operations completed successfully. The liquid engine burn time was 1328.89 sec and the imparted incremental velocity was 647.96 m/sec.