Another milestone achieved by India as its first maiden solar expedition, the Aditya L1 mission, with ISROs PSLV rocket has launched today at 11.50 am in Andhra Pradeshs Sriharikota, which houses Satish Dhawan Space Centre, on Saturday.India launches Aditya L1 today at 11.50 amDays after the successful completion of the Moon Mission- Chandrayaan-3, ISROs latest mission aims to study the Sun from a vantage point at the Sun-Earth Lagrangian point (L1), which is nearly 1.5 million kilometres from Earth. The L1 position allows continuous observations of the Sun without eclipses.Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launches solar mission, #AdityaL1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota pic.twitter.com/n980WYkbRk— ANI (@ANI) September 2, 2023The National Space Agencys chairman S Somanath said that the Sun mission will embark on a voyage of 125 days to reach the exact radius. Aditya L1 is designed to provide remote observations of the solar corona. It will also conduct in-situ observations of the solar winds at L1 (Sun-Earth Lagrangian point), which is about 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth, said ISRO chief.#WATCH | Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launches Indias first solar mission, #AdityaL1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.Aditya L1 is carrying seven different payloads to have a detailed study of the Sun. pic.twitter.com/Eo5bzQi5SO— ANI (@ANI) September 2, 2023Very important mission: Ex-ISRO chairmanMeanwhile, former National Space Agencys chairman G Madhavan Nair said data from Aditya-L1 will help explain various celestial phenomena taking place in the atmosphere and aid climate change studies.“This mission is very important. Aditya L-1 will be placed around Lagrangian Point 1, where the gravitational force of Earth and the Sun is virtually nullified, and with minimum fuel, we can park the spacecraft there. It will also enable 24/7 observation of the Sun. Seven payloads or instruments have been included on board the spacecraft,” he said.“The data from this mission will help explain various phenomena taking place in the atmosphere and aid climate change studies,” the ex-ISRO chairman added.Notably, the Aditya L1 mission will be the 59th mission for PSLV and the 25th that uses the PSLV-XL configuration. The launch vehicle has been used for most of the space agencys missions. The XL configuration was first used for Chandrayaan-1 and has been used for missions like Mangalyaan.Meanwhile, have a watch at pre-launch scenes from Sriharikota.#WATCH | Indias first solar mission, #AdityaL1 is all set to be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 11:50 am. pic.twitter.com/SINohzawfX— ANI (@ANI) September 2, 2023
