Mangalyaan
India's first interplanetary mission — reaching Mars on its very first attempt, and doing it for less than the cost of a Hollywood film.
🎮 Play & Explore
The hands-on side of the mission — fly a rocket, check Mars right now, play games, and test yourself.
Build Your Mars Mission
Fly a rocket from Earth all the way to Mars orbit in an interactive simulator.
Mars Today
Live Earth–Mars distance, the Martian date & season, and the newest rover photos.
Kids Zone
Cool facts, a memory game, fun calculators and a Junior Explorer certificate.
Quizzes
Four quizzes on Mangalyaan and Mars — how many can you get right?
Photo & Video Gallery
Real NASA Mars imagery and official ISRO mission videos.
Live News
The latest Mangalyaan and Mars headlines, auto-updating every few minutes.
Why Mangalyaan matters
On 24 September 2014, India became the first nation on Earth to reach Mars orbit on its debut attempt — and the first Asian country to reach Mars at all.
First-Try Success
No other space agency — not NASA, Roscosmos, or ESA — succeeded at Mars on its first try. ISRO did.
Astonishing Value
At about ₹450 crore (~US$74 million), it cost less than the movie Gravity — the cheapest Mars mission ever.
Built to Last
Designed for 6 months, it kept working for 8 years, returning over 1,000 images and years of science data.
Mangalyaan in pictures
Original illustrations created for this site. For real mission photography, see the Gallery.
Start exploring
Mission Overview →
The goals, the journey, and the record-breaking result.
The Spacecraft →
Mass, power, propulsion and full technical specs.
Science & Instruments →
The five instruments that studied Mars and its atmosphere.
👨🚀 First Indian in Space →
Rakesh Sharma's 1984 journey — and the "Saare Jahan Se Achha" moment.
India's other missions
Mangalyaan is one chapter of India's space story. Explore our companion sites: