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ISRO Aditya L-1: Launch Date To Live Viewing To Tickets, Here’s A Guide To India’s Mission To Sun

by Vaishalee Kalvankar
ISRO Aditya L-1: Launch Date To Live Viewing To Tickets, Here’s A Guide To India’s Mission To Sun

With Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the moon, India created history. It became the fourth country to successfully land on the moon, making all the Indians proud. Now India is all set to create another historic moment. With the Aditya L-1 mission, which will launch on September 2, India will explore and study the Sun, a celestial planet that has enthralled scientists and space enthusiasts for decades. 

All About ISRO Aditya L-1 Mission

The Aditya-L1 spacecraft is fully outfitted for its journey, according to Nilesh M. Desai, the director of ISRO’s Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre. 

The first Indian observatory in space, Aditya L-1, is studying the sun. It will travel roughly four times farther than the moon, or 1.5 million kilometers, from the Earth. 

The spacecraft will be propelled towards Lagrange Point L-1 after being originally positioned in a low-earth orbit. Lagrange points are places in space where transmitted items have a tendency to remain in place. 

At these locations, the centripetal force necessary for a small item to move with two huge masses precisely equals their gravitational attraction. In space, there are five such recognized Lagrange locations. 

The Aditya L-1 mission will be launched in the direction of L-1, as the name implies. About four months will pass before it reaches L-1.

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Sriharikota Will Serve As The Launch Pad 

The Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, will serve as the launch pad for ISRO’s PSLV XL rocket, which will carry out the mission. The launch is scheduled for September 2, 2023, at 11.50 a.m.

Even though you may see the mission live on news channels, you can also see it via Sriharikota’s Launch View Gallery. On August 29 at 12 p.m. here, registrations for the same are scheduled to become available. Keep your government ID, mobile number, and email address on hand if you intend to register to ensure a quick process.

The objective of the ISRO Aditya L-1 mission is to gain a better understanding of the sun. This entails investigating solar wind acceleration and coronal heating, comprehending the mechanics of the solar atmosphere, and spotting solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). (As per CNT)

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First Published: August 30, 2023 12:34 PM