nov 5, 2013 - Mangalyaan

Description:

Launch date 5 November 2013, arrived 24 September 2014. Still operational.

India's first Mars mission carries five science instruments to survey the planet, gathering data on the Martian climate and the mineral make-up of its surface. They include a colour imaging camera to return medium resolution pictures, a thermal infrared spectrometer to measure the chemical composition of the surface, and instruments to measure the atmosphere, including a detector to search for methane.