When will Aditya L-1 mission  reach Lagrange point L-1? Know what ISRO scientist just revealed

India’s First solar mission is on its way to Lagrange point L1. The historic Aditya L-1 mission was successfully launched on 2 September 2023.

Aditya L-1,  is set to be placed into a Lagrange 1 point halo orbit. ISRO is targeting a date in January 2024.

Aditya L-1, is currently approaching the sun and is about 10 percent away from the allocated distance from the Sun. Aditya L-1 is  approximately 9.2 lakh kilometers away from Earth at the moment.

An India Today interview with the Aditya L-1 Project Director Nigar Shaji reveals updates on the progress.

Aditya L-1 has nearly escaped the full influence of Earth and is headed towards its orbit around the L1 point.

It is expected to be inserted into the halo orbit around the L1 point in the first week of January 2024.

The Project Director explained that the L1 point is an imaginary point where the gravitational forces of two large bodies cancel each other, allowing for stable orbital positioning.

Maintaining an orbit around the L1 point involves complex flight dynamics equations due to the balance of gravitational forces from the Sun and Earth.

Aditya L-1 mission’s objective is to study the reasons behind the formation and composition of solar wind and space weather.

Aditya L-1 is equipped with seven payloads to study various aspects of the Sun, including solar flares, solar wind, coronal mass ejections, coronal heating, magnetic reconnections, and more.

Aditya L-1 data will be shared with international space agencies like NASA and the European Space Agency to contribute to global scientific knowledge about the Sun. 

Scientists from all over the world are looking forward to get some information about the sun that are not known before through this historic Aditya L-1 mission.