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Aditya L1 reaches destination
ISRO’s sun mission Aditya L1 reaches its destination on Jan 06 in a new space advancement.
Aditya-L1, India's sun mission, lands safely in it's designated place / (Image - X, ISRO)
Aditya L1, India's first solar observatory, has arrived at its intended location in halo orbit. It is equipped with seven payloads to aid scientists in learning more about the Sun.
India has made yet another significant achievement in space exploration with the successful arrival of its maiden solar mission 'Aditya L1,' at its intended destination.
Following a 126 days journey that covered 3.7 million kilometers, the solar mission operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation underwent a successful maneuver to be placed into the halo orbit around the Sun-earth Lagrangian Point.
On January 6, 2024 at 16.00 hours IST, the solar observatory spacecraft Aditya-L1 underwent Halo-Orbit Insertion (HOI), ISRO announced in a statement. The L1 point is located about 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth and one per cent of the total distance between the Earth and sun.
India creates yet another landmark. India’s first solar observatory Aditya-L1 reaches it’s destination. It is a testament to the relentless dedication of our scientists in realising among the most complex and intricate space missions. I join the nation in applauding this…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 6, 2024
Hailing the successful insertion into orbit, PM Modi took to X, to celebrate the achievement. “It is a testament to the relentless dedication of our scientists in realizing among the most complex and intricate space missions. I join the nation in applauding this extraordinary feat. We will continue to pursue new frontiers of science for the benefit of humanity,” he wrote.
From its current position, the satellite will observe and understand the chromospheric and coronal dynamics of the Sun in a continuous manner. Abusing to a release, the orbit was chosen to provide a five-year mission lifetime, reduce the amount of fuel required for station-keeping maneuvers, and maintain an uninterrupted view of the sun.
Several ISRO centers collaborated with UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) to design and implement Aditya-L1. IIA, IUCA, and ISRO, Indian scientific laboratories, designed the payloads on board Aditya-L1. On September 2, 2023, PLSV-C57 launched the Aditya-L1 spacecraft from SDSC SHAR into an elliptical parking orbit (EPO) that measured 235.6 km by 19502.7 km.
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