Aditya L1 Launch today: BM Birla Planetarium to live-stream the launch of India's space mission in Hyderabad
Aditya L1 LIVE Updates Citizen who want to watch the joyous moment can visit the BM Birla Planetarium on Saturday. Other than the live telecast of the space launch, a science talk on the ‘Sun and Aditya-L1 mission’ will also be held, Director of BM Birla Science Centre and Planetarium K G Kumar said on Friday. Also read: ISRO chief shares update on India's upcoming missions, says ‘After Aditya L1, our next launch is…’ "An open house quiz on ‘Our Sun’ is also scheduled to be conducted at 12 pm tomorrow.
This is open to everyone. Those interested can come to the Birla Planetarium to view the launch and later participate in the quiz," he added. He also underlined the fact that it is India's first mission to the Sun.
The word 'Aditya' means Sun and L1 is Lagrange point. Also Read: Aditya L1 launch countdown begins: When and where to watch It will carry seven different payloads to have a detailed study of the sun, four of which will observe the light from the sun and the other three will measure in-situ parameters of the plasma and magnetic fields, added Kumar. After the success of Chandrayaan-3, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is again ready to make history by sending a spacecraft to the Sun.
The launch is scheduled to take place from the launch pad at Sriharikota. The launch rehearsal and vehicle internal checks all being completed. The Aditya L1 will be launched by the PSLV-C57 rocket.
Also read: ‘Aditya-L1 will provide data on visible…’: Prof Jagdev Singh on India's Solar mission The spacecraft will carry a total of seven paylods. Out of them, Visible Emission Line Coronagraph or VELC is considered to be the most challenging payload. VELC was integrated, tested, and calibrated at the Indian Institute of
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