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Aditya L1, the first space-based Indian mission to study the Sun underwent the second earth-bound manoeuvre successfully, during the early hours on Tuesday, ISRO said.
Aditya-L1 carries seven scientific payloads indigenously developed by ISRO. The payloads are to observe the photosphere, chromosphere and the outermost layers of the Sun (the corona) using electromagnetic and particle and magnetic field detectors.
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ISRO's Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) carried out the operation.
India News: Aditya L1, the first space based Indian mission to study the Sun underwent the second earth-bound manoeuvre successfully, during the early hours on Tu