<P> The Mars Orbiter Mission ( MOM ) , also called Mangalyaan ( `` Mars - craft '' , from Sanskrit : मंगल mangala , `` Mars '' and यान yāna , `` craft , vehicle '' ) , is a space probe orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014 . It was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ) . It is India 's first interplanetary mission and ISRO has also become the fourth space agency to reach Mars , after the Soviet space program , NASA , and the European Space Agency . It is the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit , and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt . </P>
<P> The Mars Orbiter Mission ( MOM ) , also called Mangalyaan ( `` Mars - craft '' , from Sanskrit : मंगल mangala , `` Mars '' and यान yāna , `` craft , vehicle '' ) , is a space probe orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014 . It was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ) . It is India 's first interplanetary mission and ISRO has also become the fourth space agency to reach Mars , after the Soviet space program , NASA , and the European Space Agency . It is the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit , and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt . </P>
when was the first indian space craft sent to planet mars by isro
when was the first indian space craft sent to planet mars by isro
5 November 2013
5 November 2013