Surya Mission: Just one step away from making ISRO history, Aditya L1 will reach the target today

ISRO Aditya L1 Sun Mission News | India's first solar mission Aditya-L1 will reach its destination L1 (Lagrange Point) today. Aditya will be placed in an orbit close to the L1 point, 15 lakh kilometers from Earth. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is gearing up for this most important phase of the ambitious Surya mission. The process of placing Aditya-L1 into orbit around L1 will be completed around 4 pm on Saturday.

Five Lagrange Points in the Solar-Earth System

L1 (Lagrange point) is a point in space where the gravitational force of the Sun and Earth remains equal. It is used to reduce fuel consumption by spacecraft. There are five Lagrange points in the solar-Earth system. Aditya is approaching L1. From a satellite placed in orbit near the L-1 point, the Sun will be continuously visible without any shadow. Four payloads will be aimed directly at the Sun using the L-1. The remaining three payloads will study the areas here on the L-1 itself.

Aditya will study Surya

During this five-year mission, Aditya will study the Sun from this location. Aditya-L1 is the first Indian space-based observatory to study the Sun. On September 2 last year, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C57) took off with Aditya from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota. PSLV placed it in an orbit of 235 x 19,500 km. Aditya was then moved out of the Earth's gravitational field by a phased orbital change. After that the cruise phase started and Aditya is moving towards L1.