Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:28am on 29 Aug 2023,Tuesday Science
ISRO is set to launch India's first space-based solar observatory, Aditya-L1, from Sriharikota space station on Saturday at 11.50 hrs. The PSLV-C57 will carry the Aditya L1 Mission, placing the satellite in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point L1 of the Sun-Earth system, 1.5 million kms away. This orbit offers uninterrupted solar observation, free from celestial obstructions like eclipses. Aditya L1 aims to study solar winds and the Sun's atmosphere using seven payloads to examine various layers. The mission addresses issues like coronal heating, mass ejections, and interplanetary particle propagation.
