Aditya L1 Reaches Destination, A New Era In Solar Science

Aditya L1

Before being injected into a transfer orbit that will take it toward the Lagrange point (L1), Aditya L1 is expected to perform four orbital maneuvers while still on Earth. It launched on January 6, 2024, at 4:17 IST, and 126 days later, at the L1 point, it entered its intended orbit.

Aditya L1 Update

ISRO’s inaugural journey to the Sun arrived in its planned orbit on Saturday. Aditya L-1 successfully launched and entered the halo orbit around Lagrange Point 1 a few months later.
Following Aditya L1‘s successful entry into its assigned orbit, ISRO officially announced the mission’s success on X, the former Twitter platform.

Point Note About Aditya L-1

Aditya-L1 is expected to stay in orbit for the next five years after successfully arriving in the assigned orbit.
On September 2, 2023, the Aditya L1 satellite was launched from Sriharikota.
Using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C57), the satellite was launched from Sriharikota.
The satellite carries seven payloads that will be used to study the Sun from various angles.
The Indian Institute of Astrophysics in Bangalore makes the VELC instrument, whereas the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune makes the SUIT equipment.
Observing the in-situ particle and plasma environment and supplying data for studying particle dynamics from the Sun are among its other goals. The solar corona’s heating mechanism and physics