New Delhi, Sep 24 - India has become the first country to be successful on its maiden Mars mission as ISRO's Mangalyaan entered the Mars Orbit today.

The Mars Orbiter Mission affectionately called as "MOM" was India's first interplanetary mission. It was launched on November 5, 2013 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

Mangalyaan has been on a 300-day marathon covering over 670 million kilometers. (ANI)