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India's Aditya L1 spacecraft, the country's first space-based mission to study the Sun, has successfully completed its fourth earth-bound manoeuvre, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The spacecraft is currently in a 16-day journey around the Earth, gaining the necessary velocity for its further journey to the L1 Lagrange point. Once it reaches its destination, Aditya-L1 will continuously observe the Sun without any occultation or eclipses, providing real-time information on solar activities and their effect on space weather.

India's Aditya-L1 mission successfully performs fourth earth-bound manoeuvre, reaches new orbit of 256 km x 121973 km.

Aditya L1 spacecraft, India's first space-based mission to study the Sun, during the early hours on Friday, underwent the fourth earth-bound manoeuvre successfully, ISRO said.

Aditya L1 Update: The new orbit attained is 256 km x 121973 km, it said: "The next manoeuvre Trans-Lagragean Point 1 Insertion (TL1I) -- a send-off from the Earth -- is scheduled for September 19, around 02:00 Hrs.

The next critical step, the Trans-Lagrangian Point 1 Insertion (TL1I), which serves as a send-off from Earth, is scheduled for September 19 at approximately 02:00 Hrs. IST.