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Sun eclipses Indian Mars Orbiter for 15 days
India\'s Mars mission spacecraft Orbiter got \'eclipsed\' early Monday with the sun blocking the Earth from the Red Planet over the next 15 days, a senior space official said. \"Orbiter has entered into a 15-day blackout period, as the Earth is blocked by the sun from the Red Planet till June 22, snapping our communication links with it (spacecraft),\" said an official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Bengaluru: India's Mars mission spacecraft Orbiter got 'eclipsed' early Monday with the sun blocking the Earth from the Red Planet over the next 15 days, a senior space official said. "Orbiter has entered into a 15-day blackout period, as the Earth is blocked by the sun from the Red Planet till June 22, snapping our communication links with it (spacecraft)," said an official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Orbiting around Mars since September 24, 2014, the 1,340-kg spacecraft is on an extended life after completing the six-month intended lifespan on March 24 by conserving the remaining fuel (37kg) onboard. "As eclipses or blackouts are a cosmic phenomenon in the solar system, no cause for concern as the Orbiter has been put on autonomous mode in advance by sending the required commands from here to survive the eclipse phase," the official asserted.
Admitting that it was first time when the deep space network at Baylalu, about 30 km from here, would be out of touch with the Orbiter for such a long time, the official said the spacecraft had been equipped and programmed to undergo the transition. "Though our command network will not receive or send any signal during the blackout, we will regain control over the spacecraft after it comes out of the Martian shadow to contact us again," the official said.
