Aditya L1 Launch FAQ: All your questions about India's maiden solar mission answered
Aditya L1 Launch: Ahead of the launch of India's ambitious solar mission, the whole nation is praying for its success. Meanwhile, scientists at the ISRO space centre are busy with the final preparations before the launch of India's maiden solar mission. Before the spacecraft takes off from Sriharikota space centre, know all about the space launch and India's solar mission here.
It is India's first mission to study the Sun. The spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around a fixed point of the Sun-Earth system. The satellite will collect information about the different phenomena on the Sun's surface that can be further utilized in research.
No, it will not. Instead of landing on the Sun, Aditya L1 will be placed in a fixed orbit of the Sun-Earth system. Directly landing on the Sun is impossible, hence, the satellite and its payloads will continue to orbit around the sun to collect information.
The spacecraft will carry seven payloads to observe the photosphere, chromosphere, and the outermost layers of the Sun (the corona) using electromagnetic particle and magnetic field detectors. The answer is hidden in the name of the mission. The spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system.
The point is about 1.5 million km from the Earth. A satellite placed in the halo orbit around the L1 point has the major advantage of continuously viewing the Sun without any occultation/eclipses. This will provide a greater advantage in observing solar activities and their effect on space weather in real-time.
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