SRIHARIKOTA, India, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- India's mission to Mars is nearing completion, with its satellite, launched 300 days ago, poised to go into orbit around Mars Wednesday.
The 1,350-kilogram (3,020-pound) satellite, named "Mangalyaan," or "Mars Craft," will be slowed to enter orbit around the planet, instead of crashing into it or traveling past it. First attempts by the United States and Russia at getting caught in orbit were not a success, and about half of all satellites sent to Mars experienced unsuccessful resolutions.