LIVE: Aditya L1 Successfully Lifts Off from Sriharikota on Journey to the Sun

Quick Facts About Aditya-L1

• Aditya-L1 will be positioned roughly 1.5 million kilometers away from Earth, constantly facing the Sun, at approximately 1% of the Earth-Sun distance.

• The Sun, a colossal sphere of gaseous matter, will be the subject of Aditya-L1's study, primarily focusing on the Sun's outer atmosphere.

• It's important to note that Aditya-L1 will not land on the Sun nor approach it any closer than its designated orbit.

Aditya-L1: 12:16

The PSLV-XL variant rocket, with the Aditya-L1 spacecraft weighing 1,480.7 kg as its exclusive payload, embarked on a mission to explore solar phenomena. This 44.4-meter-tall PSLV-C57 rocket, weighing 321 tons at liftoff, took off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at 11:50 a.m. The Aditya-L1 spacecraft, named after the Sun God in Hindu mythology, is dedicated to studying solar activities.

Aditya-L1 Major Research Objective

The primary goals of the Aditya-L1 mission encompass gaining insights into Coronal Heating and Solar Wind Acceleration processes, studying the initiation of Coronal Mass Ejections, and investigating the distribution of solar wind in close proximity to Earth, all while monitoring near-earth space weather conditions.

Aditya-L1: 12:06

The payload of ISRO's Aditya L1 spacecraft has successfully detached from Earth's atmosphere, with the third stage also separated, as per ISRO's latest update.

Aditya-L1: 12:03

the third stage was successfully detached, and the Aditya-L1 mission is equipped with seven scientific payloads dedicated to conducting research.

Aditya-L1: Flight Status Update- 11:59

The rocket's first stage has successfully detached, and the second stage is now engaged. Additionally, the heat shield has been jettisoned from the rocket.

Aditya-L1 Update- 11:55

The Aditya L1 mission successfully lifted off aboard the PSLV rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, and as of now, all telemetry signals indicate normal functioning.

Before India's inaugural solar mission, Aditya L1, was set to launch, a traditional 'havan' ceremony was performed in Varanasi to seek blessings for its success. The launch event will be broadcast live at the BM Birla Planetarium in the city, as per an official announcement.

The launch of the PSLV-C57.1 rocket carrying the Aditya-L1 orbiter is scheduled for Saturday at 11:50 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The mission is equipped with seven different payloads designed for a comprehensive study of the Sun. Four of these payloads will observe the Sun's light, while the other three will measure plasma and magnetic field parameters in real-time.

Aditya-L1 will be positioned in a halo orbit around Lagrangian Point 1 (L1), which is located 1.5 million km away from Earth in the direction of the Sun. The journey to this point is expected to take approximately four months.

The Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC), the largest and most technically complex payload on Aditya-L1, was integrated, tested, and calibrated at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics’ CREST (Centre for Research and Education in Science Technology) campus in Hosakote, in collaboration with ISRO.

India's solar mission aims to explore various aspects of the Sun, such as the physics of the solar corona and its heating mechanism, solar wind dynamics, solar atmosphere behavior, solar wind distribution, temperature anisotropy, and the origins of Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) and solar flares, as well as near-Earth space weather.

India reached a significant milestone on August 23 when the Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the moon's South Pole, making India the fourth country, after the US, China, and Russia, to achieve this remarkable feat.

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