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Aditya-L1 Navigates Beyond Earth's Influence, Heads Towards Sun-Earth Lagrange Point: ISRO

This achievement marks the second time that ISRO has sent a spacecraft beyond Earth's sphere of influence, the first being the Mars Orbiter Mission.

India's national space agency, ISRO, announced on Saturday that the Aditya-L1 spacecraft has achieved a significant milestone by venturing beyond a distance of 9.2 lakh kilometers from Earth, successfully escaping Earth's gravitational sphere of influence. The spacecraft is now on course towards the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1), according to a statement released by ISRO on X, formerly known as Twitter. This achievement marks the second time that ISRO sent a spacecraft beyond Earth's sphere of influence, the first being the Mars Orbiter Mission.

Earlier this month, ISRO reported that the Aditya-L1 solar mission spacecraft had commenced the crucial task of collecting data. This data will prove invaluable for scientists studying the behavior of particles surrounding Earth. Specifically, the data collected around L1 will provide insights into the origin, acceleration, and anisotropy of solar wind and space weather phenomena.

The successful launch of the Aditya-L1 mission was executed by ISRO using the PSLV-C57 rocket on September 2. This advanced spacecraft is equipped with a total of seven different payloads designed to study the Sun. Four of these payloads are dedicated to observing the light emitted by the Sun, while the remaining three will measure in-situ parameters related to plasma and magnetic fields.

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The Aditya-L1 spacecraft is destined for a special orbit known as a "halo orbit" around the Lagrange Point 1 (L1), located 1.5 million kilometers from Earth in the direction of the Sun. In this unique orbit, Aditya-L1 will continuously revolve around the Sun while maintaining a fixed relative position, ensuring continuous observations of the Sun's activities.

ISRO's Aditya-L1 mission represents another remarkable step forward in India's pursuit of cutting-edge space exploration and scientific research.

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