<P> The Mars Orbiter Mission probe lifted - off from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre ( Sriharikota Range SHAR ) , Andhra Pradesh , using a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle ( PSLV ) rocket C25 at 09 : 08 UTC on 5 November 2013 . The launch window was approximately 20 days long and started on 28 October 2013 . The MOM probe spent about a month in Earth orbit , where it made a series of seven apogee - raising orbital manoeuvres before trans - Mars injection on 30 November 2013 ( UTC ) . After a 298 - day transit to Mars , it was successfully inserted into Mars orbit on 24 September 2014 . </P>
<P> The Mars Orbiter Mission probe lifted - off from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre ( Sriharikota Range SHAR ) , Andhra Pradesh , using a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle ( PSLV ) rocket C25 at 09 : 08 UTC on 5 November 2013 . The launch window was approximately 20 days long and started on 28 October 2013 . The MOM probe spent about a month in Earth orbit , where it made a series of seven apogee - raising orbital manoeuvres before trans - Mars injection on 30 November 2013 ( UTC ) . After a 298 - day transit to Mars , it was successfully inserted into Mars orbit on 24 September 2014 . </P>
india 's mangalyaan was sent to the mars by launching
india 's mangalyaan was sent to the mars by launching
a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle ( PSLV ) rocket C25
a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle ( PSLV ) rocket C25