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Aditya-L1 spacecraft is designed for providing remote observations of the solar corona and in-situ observations of the solar wind at L1 (Sun-Earth Lagrangian point), which is about 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth

The Aditya-L1 satellite, Indias inaugural space-based solar observatory, is set to arrive at its designated orbit on January 6.

On Friday evening, Aditya L1, which was launched on September 2 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, would get into a ‘halo orbit’ around the Lagrange Point 1 (L1), one of the five spots in the moving Sun-Earth system.

ISRO’s final manoeuver for Aditya L1 halo orbit insertion tomorrow. | Latest News India

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Isro chairman S. Somanath disclosed the upcoming manoeuvre after the successful launch of the Space agency’s maiden X-ray mission, XPoSat

This year marks Indias Gaganyaan mission, its maiden human space flight, aiming to transport three astronauts 400km above Earths surface. | Latest News India

Aditya L-1’s journey to its celestial destination is on schedule, with the ISRO Chairman S. Somanath confirming its anticipated arrival at L-1 Lagrange Point 1, at 4pm on January 6, 2024. Launched on September 2, 2023, Aditya-L1, aboard the PSLV-C57 rocket, is on a path to profoundly enhance our understanding of the Sun, including its outermost layer, the corona.

The next generation of space observatories, following the James Webb Space Telescope, have alien life on other planets in their sights.

ISRO XPoSat launch: ISRO successfully launches its inaugural X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite, XPoSat, to study celestial entities such as black holes.