Aditya-L1 mission: India's solar mission to meet insertion point on January 6, says ISRO. All you need to know

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Aditya-L1 satellite, India's inaugural space-based solar observatory, is set to arrive at its designated orbit, as informed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) that the satellite is scheduled to reach its destination orbit on January 6 at 4 pm. 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." Aditya-L1 is anticipated to remain for the next five years. Situated at a distance of 1.5 million km from Earth, the Aditya-L1 satellite, launched from Sriharikota on September 2, will execute a crucial manoeuvre upon reaching L1.

This manoeuvre is aimed at establishing a stable orbit, enabling the satellite to conduct uninterrupted and comprehensive observations of the Sun. Also Read: Aditya-L1: ISRO chief shares update on India's first solar mission, says L1 point insertion will be done on... “Lagrange point is a region where gravity between earth and sun will neutralise.

Absolute neutralisation is not possible because there are other bodies like the Moon, Mars, and Venus," Somanath said. 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. “Once it is successfully placed on L1 point, it will be there for the next five years, gathering all the data which are very important not for India alone but for the entire world," the ISRO chief said.