After the successful soft landing on the moon, ISRO has its eyes on the sun
Sriharikota:
India’s first solar mission ‘Aditya-L1’ has been launched from the space center at Sriharikota. A large number of people are present to witness the launch of ISRO’s Sun Mission Aditya L-1 at Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) SHAR Sriharikota. Aditya L1 will take about 4 months to reach the Sun. Aditya L1 will fly about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.
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ISRO said Aditya-L1 will be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrangian point 1 (L1) 1.5 million km from Earth in the direction of the Sun. The satellite and payload will orbit the Sun in the same relative position and view the Sun continuously without any eclipse. This will help in real-time observation of solar activities and their impact on space weather.