Martian2
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India didn't send a satellite to Mars. NASA did. It was NASA's expertise and NASA's DEEP SPACE NETWORK that controlled the Indian satellite.Meh. How many of these countries have sent a satellite to Mars or have a full fledged defence industry? Not everything can be quantified through exports alone.
NASA used its expertise to plan the Mars expedition for the Indian satellite. NASA used its DEEP SPACE NETWORK to send commands to the Indian satellite to safely enter Mars' orbit.
India was a bystander to NASA's project to send another satellite (which happened to be Indian, but it could have been from any country) to Mars.
Stop claiming that India sent a satellite to Mars. That is not the case.
Without NASA's expertise and DEEP SPACE NETWORK, the Indian satellite could not have made it to Mars.
NASA's Deep Space Network to Support India's Mars Mission | Space.com (June 28, 2013)