Aditya L1 mission: India's solar mission to be placed in final orbit today, says ISRO
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, launched from Sriharikota on September 2, is expected to stay in this strategic location for the next five years.
Situated approximately 1.5 million km away from Earth, Aditya-L1 will execute a crucial manoeuvre upon reaching L1. Also Read: ISRO to study black holes; launch of X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite today; here's all you need to know "It will go to that (L1 between Sun and Earth) point, and once it reaches that point, it will rotate around it and will be trapped at L1," the ISRO chief was quoted by news agency PTI as saying.
The ISRO website highlights that upon reaching the L1 point, Aditya-L1 will undergo a manoeuvre to secure its orbit around L1. This orbital positioning is crucial, as L1 represents a stable gravitational point situated equidistant between the Earth and the Sun.
“The spacecraft is planned to be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrangian point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, which is about 1.5 million km from the Earth," the ISRO said. Also Read: Aditya-L1: India’s first solar mission to reach destination, 1.5 million km from Earth, says ISRO As reported by PTI, the ISRO chief had said that the data will be very useful in understanding the dynamics of the Sun and how it affects our lives.
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