Aditya-L1 launch LIVE updates: India’s first mission to Sun all set to launch by ISRO in Sriharikota shortly
Aditya-L1 launch LIVE updates: Aditya-L1 is India’s first solar space observatory and will be launched by the PSLV-C57. It will carry seven different payloads to have a detailed study of the sun, four of which will observe the light from the sun.
Aditya-L1 launch LIVE updates: ISRO is all set to launch India’s maiden solar mission, Aditya L1, from the spaceport in Srikarikota today (September 2), the countdown for which was on. The launch of the sun mission is scheduled for Saturday at 11:50 am from the launch pad, with the launch rehearsal and vehicle internal checks all being completed.
Aditya-L1 is India’s first solar space observatory and will be launched by the PSLV-C57. It will carry seven different payloads to have a detailed study of the sun, four of which will observe the light from the sun and the other three will measure in-situ parameters of the plasma and magnetic fields. The largest and technically most challenging payload on Aditya-L1 is the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph or VELC. VELC 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.
Aditya-L1 is an important launch, will take 125 days to reach: ISRO chief
As the countdown for India’s maiden solar mission Aditya-L1 began on Friday, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief S Somanath said that it is an important launch and the satellite will take 125 days to reach the L1 point.Somanath offered prayers at Chengalamma Parameshwari Temple in Tirupati district, ahead of the launch of Aditya-L1 Mission, India’s first solar mission, on September 2 at 11.50 am from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh.
Aditya-L1 is India’s 1st solar space observatory and to be launched by PSLV-C57 today
The largest and technically most challenging payload on Aditya-L1 is the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph or VELC. VELC 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.
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