Aditya-L1
ActiveLaunched in 2023·L1 — 1.5M km
India's first solar mission: an observatory orbiting the L1 Lagrange point to study the Sun continuously.
Main objectives
- Observe the Sun continuously from the L1 Lagrange point.
- Study the solar corona, the solar wind and flares.
- Provide early warnings of solar activity to protect satellites.
Did you know?
Aditya ("sun" in Sanskrit) is India's first space observatory dedicated to heliophysics.
Timeline
Sep 02, 2023
Launch
PSLV-XL from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota).
Jan 06, 2024
L1 orbit insertion
Arrival at the Earth-Sun L1 Lagrange point.
Aditya-L1
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