Subhechcha Ganguly 
Meant to last six months but lasted over ten: The Mangalyaan project, which was launched on PSLV-C25 on November 5, 2013, made India the first country to successfully enter Martian orbit. On September 24, 2014, the MOM spacecraft was successfully inserted into Martian orbit. However, the MoM has reportedly run out of propellant, making it challenging to be revived in the Red Planet’s orbit.
With roughly $75 million (Rs. 450 crores) in costs, the Mangalyaan Mission won praise for being the most cost-effective Mars mission to date. According to sources, there is no fuel left in Mangalyaan. “There is currently no fuel available. The satellite’s battery is empty “PTI was informed by sources within the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who also stated that the link had broken.
Recently, there were two consecutive eclipses, one of which lasting seven and a half hours. “A lengthier eclipse will deplete the battery beyond the safe limit because the satellite battery is only built to endure an eclipse period of around one hour and 40 minutes,” PTI stated, citing anonymous sources.
A technology demonstration project, the MOM carried five scientific payloads weighing a combined 15 kg that collected data on surface geology, morphology, atmospheric processes, surface temperature, and air escape mechanism.The five instruments are the Lyman Alpha Photometer, Mars Color Camera (MCC), Mars Exospheric Neutral Composition Analyzer (MENCA), Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (TIS), and Methane Sensor for Mars (MSM) (LAP).
According to ISRO authorities, “MOM is credited with numerous laurels, including cost-effectiveness, short time to realisation, affordable mass-budget, and miniaturisation of five heterogeneous science payloads.”Due to MOM’s highly elliptical orbit geometry, MCC was able to capture images of Mars’ “Full disc” at its furthest point and more minute details at its closest position.
