The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has placed the Aditya-L1 spacecraft in a halo orbit around the Lagrangian point (L1). India’s maiden solar mission Aditya-L1 reached the L1 point on January 6, 127 days after it was launched on September 2, 2023. Also read: What are the Lagrange points and why is Aditya-L1 headed to …
Aditya L1’s 127 days journey into the space: A detailed timeline • January 6: ISRO has planned final manoeuver to insert Aditya L1 in the halo orbit. • December 8: In-orbit health status check of Plasma Analyser Package for Aditya (PAPA). SUIT payload captures full-disk images of the Sun in near ultraviolet wavelengths. • December …
The Aditya-L1 satellite, India’s first space-based solar observatory, is scheduled to reach its designated orbit at 4 pm on January 6th. Earlier, ISRO Chairman S Somanath told ANI “Aditya-L1 is going to reach its L1 point on January 6 and we are going to do the final manoeuvre to keep it there.” Meanwhile, the satellite, …
Here’s a look at what made news in the world of science and technology this week. Aditya L1 set to reach Lagrange point on 6 January India’s maiden solar mission, Aditya L1, is all set to reach the Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system on 6 January, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) …
ISRO Chairman S Somanath has announced that Aditya-L1 will arrive at the Lagrangian point L1 on January 6. This point is 1.5 million km away from Earth. Launched from Sriharikota on September 2, India’s first solar mission will perform an important manoeuvre upon reaching L1. This manoeuvre will ensure its stable orbit, allowing for continuous …
Year Ender 2023: As the year comes to an end, let’s take a look back at significant space developments that happened this year. Subscribe to Notifications 2023’s Most Pivotal Moments Of Space Exploration: The year has come to an end, and there is no doubt that 2023 has been very exciting for space research. The …
The year 2023 has been very exciting for space research. The year 2023 has been very exciting for space research. Many missions that launched this year have increased our astronomical understanding and extended our reach further into the universe. Especially, for India, this year was an important one because the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) …
Image Source : X/ISRO ISRO releases new video of Aditya-L1 Aditya-L1 mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has unveiled a new video highlighting the shutter operation of the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) instrument on board Aditya L1. SUIT achieved success in capturing the first full-disk images of the Sun near ultraviolet wavelengths. The footage, recorded …
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set for another adventurous X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) mission later this month following the success of Chandrayaan 3 mission and successful launch of India’s first solar observation mission Aditya L1 this year. ISRO will also take up a series of space exploration missions next year and is set to …
Aditya L1 was successfully launched on September 2 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre Thiruvananthapuram: Aditya L1 spacecraft, India’s first space-based mission to study the Sun, is nearing its final phase, and maneuvers to enter the L1 point are expected to be completed by January 7, 2024, according to ISRO Chairman S Somanath. “Aditya is …