#WATCH | Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launches India's first solar mission, #AdityaL1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
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Aditya L1 is carrying seven different payloads to have a detailed study of the Sun. pic.twitter.com/Eo5bzQi5SO
Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:48am on 02 Sep 2023,Saturday Science
India has launched its first ever solar mission, Aditya L1, just 10 days after landing a spacecraft on the moon's south pole. The spacecraft blasted off atop a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket from Sriharikota at 11:50am local time. Aditya L1 will initially enter Low Earth Orbit before firing its onboard engines to journey 1.5 million km over 4 months to a halo orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange point L1. It will stabilize at this gravitationally balanced position to conduct observations. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation, Aditya L1 is India's first observatory-class mission dedicated to studying the Sun's atmosphere. The pioneering spacecraft will provide new insights on our star.
