Not Just Moon: Isro’s Aditya-L1, India’s first Solar mission, reaches spaceport

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Source: The post is based on the article “Not Just Moon: Isro’s Aditya-L1, India’s first Solar mission, reaches spaceport” published in The Times of India on 16th August 2023.

What is the news?

India’s first solar mission, Aditya-L1 is expected to be launched by late August or early September.

About Aditya – L1 Mission

Read Here: India’s first mission to study the sun and Objectives and importance of ISRO’S Aditya-L1 mission

-It is the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun.

-Aditya-L1 will be positioned 1.5 million kilometers away from Earth in a halo orbit around the L1 point. This location offers a significant advantage for observing solar activities and their impact on space weather in real time.

Payloads: The spacecraft carries seven payloads for studying the photosphere, chromosphere, and outer layers of the Sun (known as the corona) by using electromagnetic and particle and magnetic field detectors.

-Out of seven payloads, four payloads will directly view the Sun and the remaining three payloads will carry out in-situ studies of particles and fields at L1.

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