The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch Aditya L1, India’s first-ever solar mission, from Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on Friday.
Aditya L1, India’s first ever solar mission, is positioned on its launch pad, ready for liftoff from Earth this coming Friday, to embark on a journey spanning four months, covering a distance of 1.5 million kilometers.(ISRO)
The mission aims to study the Sun and its impact on space weather in real-time and achieve other key objectives such as understanding “coronal heating, coronal mass ejection, pre-flare and flare activities, among others,” the ISRO explained.
Aditya L1 will be travel 1.5 million km to be positioned at Lagrange 1, a point in space where the gravitational force of two celestial bodies (like the Sun-Earth) create pockets of gravitational equilibrium. This allows the spacecraft to remain in one position without having to burn fuel.(ISRO)