Aditya-L1 launched successfully aboard PSLV-C57 rocket! Know the 7 payloads of the ISRO spacecraft

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India has achieved yet another milestone in space exploration by successfully launching the Aditya-L1 spacecraft onboard the PSLV-C57 rocket.

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The Aditya -L1 was launched from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh at 11:50 a.m. today.

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The Aditya-L1 took off carrying 7 scientific Payloads, which will be used for the systematic study of the Sun.

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Visible Emission Line Coronagraph: This payload is designed to study solar corona and dynamics of coronal mass ejections (CME). 

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Solar Ultra-violet Imaging Telescope: This payload will be used  to image the Solar Photosphere and Chromosphere in near Ultra-violet (UV) and, to measure the solar irradiance variations in near UV. 

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Solar Low Energy X-ray Spectrometer and High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer: These are designed to study the X-ray flares from the Sun over a wide X-ray energy range.

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Aditya Solar Wind Particle EXperiment (ASPEX) and Plasma Analyser Package for Aditya payloads(PAPA): These payloads are designed to study the solar wind and energetic ions, as well as their energy distribution.

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Magnetometer payload: It is capable of measuring interplanetary magnetic fields at the L1 point. The payload is developed at the Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems, Bengaluru. 

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All these payloads are indigenously developed in collaboration with various ISRO Centres.