Aditya-L1: Magnetometer Arm On ISRO Solar Satellite Deployed In Halo Orbit After 132 Days. Know What's Next

Aditya-L1's six-metre-long magnetometer boom (arm) has been successfully deployed in the halo orbit around Lagrange point 1 (L1). The boom was deployed on January 11, 2024.

Aditya-L1: One of the magnetic sensors is located at the tip of the boom, and the other is in the middle, three metres away from the body of Aditya-L1. The magnetometer sensors will study the magnetic fields at the Lagrange point. ( Image Source :ISRO )

Aditya-L1's six-metre-long magnetometer boom (arm) has been successfully deployed in the halo orbit around Lagrange point 1 (L1). The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO's) first space-based solar observatory to study the Sun reached its destination on January 6, 2024, about 127 days after being launched. The boom had been kept in a stowed condition for 132 days, and then deployed on January 11, 2024. The arm is equipped with two highly accurate magnetometer sensors. The aim of these