After the success of Chandrayaan-3, India continued its space journey with its first solar mission. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, at 11:50 am on September 2, 2023. The mission aims to study the Sun from a vantage point at the Sun-Earth Lagrangian point (L1), approximately 1.5 million kilometres from Earth. The L1 position allows continuous observation of the Sun without eclipses. The spacecraft is equipped with seven payloads and it will send data to Earth with Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) being the most significant payload. It is aimed to capture around 1,440 solar images daily for analysis. Another significant payload among the seven is the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) for Photosphere and Chromosphere imaging (narrow & broadband). Aditya-L1 will stay in Earth-bound orbits for 16 days, during which it will undergo five maneuvers to gain the nece
India's mission to the Sun Aditya-L1 has left the "sphere of Earth's influence" by travelling 9.2 lakh kilometres, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
It is the second time in succession that ISRO could send a spacecraft outside the sphere of influence of the Earth, the first time being the Mars Orbiter Mission.
Aditya L1, India's pioneering solar mission, is on a path of success as it completes its fourth earth-bound manoeuvre, achieving a new orbit. ISRO's meticulous execution of this milestone brings Aditya L1 closer to its ultimate goal: studying the Sun from the L1 Lagrange point, 1.5 million km from Earth. , Technology & Science News, Times Now