Aditya-L1 Mission: India's amazing spacecraft flies towards a date with the Sun

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India’s maiden solar mission, Aditya- L1 mission is racing towards the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1). The Aditya-L1 spacecraft will take more time to reach its destination. 

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As informed by ISRO, the Aditya-L1 mission spacecraft is healthy and is traveling on its path smoothly.

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A Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM) was conducted by the Aditya-L1 mission on October 6, 2023, after the Trans-Lagrangian Point 1 Insertion (TL1I) maneuver on September 19, 2023.

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The magnetometer on Aditya-L1 will soon be reactivated as it continues its journey.

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As of September 30, 2023, the spacecraft had traveled over 9.2 lakh km from Earth, marking the second time ISRO has sent a spacecraft beyond Earth's sphere of influence after the Mars Orbiter Mission.

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Aditya-L1 mission aim is also to collect data to study particles around Earth, especially at the L1 point.

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Data collected at L1 will provide insights into solar wind, space weather, and their origins and behavior.

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The Aditya-L1 launch date was September 2, 2023, using the PSLV-C57 rocket.

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Aditya-L1 carries seven payloads, four for observing sunlight and three for measuring plasma and magnetic field parameters in situ.

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The Aditya-L1 mission will contribute to advancing our understanding of solar phenomena and space weather.

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Aditya-L1 is expected to reach L1 around second week of January 2024 and then it will be placed in a halo orbit around Lagrangian Point 1 (L1), 1.5 million km from Earth, allowing continuous observation of the Sun.