Aditya spacecraft is successfully positioned very close to the distant L-1 point this evening (Jan 6). The satellite sent by ISRO to explore the outer part of the Sun, is 15 million km from Earth.
After 127 days of crossing various obstacles and traveling towards the sun at a steady speed, the Aditya spacecraft is now near the L-1 point. This Spacecraft is positioned in Halo Orbit centered on L-1 point today evening.
The official twitter handle of Aditya L1 confirms that the Halo-Orbit insertion of this spacecraft is successfully accomplished.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Draupati Murmu and many others extends their wishes to the team for this acheivement.
ISRO scientists is controling this move from the ISRO Control Research Center in Bengaluru. This mission is expected to explore the corona, the outermost layer of the sun, photosphere and chromosphere regions of the Sun as it travels to the L-1 point of the sun.
This spacecraft was launched by PSLV C-57 rocket last September. ISRO decided to place this spacecraft very close to Lagrangian Point, which is 15 lakh km away from Earth.
Aditya L-1
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) designed Aditya L-1, a spacecraft to explore the Sun. The Aerophysics Research Centre, University Center for Astronomy and Space Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research played an important role in this.
Aditya L-1, India’s first solar probe spacecraft, weighs around 1,475 kg. It has a lifespan of up to
5 years depending on fuel availability.
It is equipped with 7 types of instruments to explore the outer layers of the Sun. 4 of them will be positioned directly opposite the Sun and directly monitor and provide information. The rest of the instruments will study and predict the changes in outer space caused by events on the Sun and the particles in the L-1 region.
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