Aditya-L1 spacecraft healthy, on its way to the Sun-Earth L1 point: ISRO

Aditya-L1, India’s first space-based photo voltaic observatory, is wholesome and on its method to the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1), the Indian Space Research Organisation mentioned on Sunday.

Aditya-L1 had escaped Earth’s sphere of affect on September 30. It underwent a trajectory correction manoeuvre (TCM) on October 6 for about 16 seconds, the house company mentioned.

The TCM, which was initially provisioned, was wanted to appropriate the trajectory evaluated after monitoring the Trans-Lagrangian Point Insertion (TLI) manoeuvre on September 19, it mentioned.

“TCM ensures that the spacecraft is on its intended path towards the halo orbit insertion around L1. As Aditya-L1 continues to move ahead, the magnetometer will be turned on again within a few days,” the company mentioned.

Aditya L1 was launched by Isro’s workhorse PSLV-C57 on September 2 from Sriharikota spaceport.

Data collected round L1 would supply insights into the origin, acceleration and anisotropy of photo voltaic wind and house climate phenomena, it mentioned.

Aditya-L1 is the second spacecraft that the ISRO may ship outdoors the sphere of affect of the Earth. The first one was the Mars Orbiter Mission.Aditya L1 carries seven payloads. While 4 payloads will observe mild from the Sun, three payloads will measure in-situ (in unique place) parameters of the plasma and magnetic fields.

Aditya L1 shall be positioned in a halo orbit round L1 within the path of the Sun. It will revolve across the Sun with the identical relative place and therefore can see the Sun repeatedly.

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