Voyage to Study the Earth's Sun

  • Aditya L1 mission was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on September 02, 2023.
  • This is the first space-based Indian mission to study the Sun.
  • The spacecraft carries seven payloads to observe the Photosphere, Chromospheres, and Outermost layers of the Sun (Corona) using electromagnetic and particle detectors.
  • The spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, approximately 1.5 million km from Earth.
  • The satellite installed in the coronal orbit around the L-1 point can observe the Sun without any obstruction/eclipse.
  • The 'Lagrange point' for a ....
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