In big blow, ISRO’s Mangalyaan runs out of fuel over Mars; 450 cr orbiter lost
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In a big blow, ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mangalyaan has run out of fuel and the satellite battery has drained. Check details here.
India's Mars Orbiter Mangalyaan has run out of fuel and its battery has drained beyond the safe limit. "Right now, there is no fuel left. The satellite battery has drained," sources in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) told PTI. "The link has been lost", he added. However, there was no official statement from the country's national space agency. With fuel on board, ISRO had been performing orbital manoeuvres on MOM spacecraft to take it to a new orbit to avoid an impending eclipse in the past.
"But recently there were back-to-back eclipses including one that lasted seven-and-half hou...