Aditya-L1: ISRO’s First Space-Based Solar Observatory Arrives At Final Destination. Know 20 Interesting Facts

L1, located 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth, is a special vantage and strategic location in space because it will provide the Aditya-L1 spacecraft an uninterrupted view of the Sun for five years

Aditya-L1, India’s first space-based solar observatory to study the Sun, reached its final destination today (January 6, 2024). The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) inserted its maiden solar mission into a halo orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1).

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Aditya-L1, India’s first space-based solar observatory to study the Sun, reached its final destination today (January 6, 2024). The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) inserted its maiden solar mission into a halo orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1). Aditya-L1 reached L1 at around 4 pm IST on January 6, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on X (formerly Twitter). Now that Aditya-L1 has reached its home, it will not stop. It will perform a slow and graceful dance