The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that it will launch Aditya-L1, India's first Sun mission from Sriharikota on September 2
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Here are some important things you need to know about the mission
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It will be the first space mission aimed at studying the Sun. The launch of the space vehicle PSLV XL will take place on September 2, 2023, at 11:50 Hrs IST from Sriharikota
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Aditya-L1 will be placed in the halo orbit around the Lagrange point (L1) of the Sun-Earth system (1.5 million km from Earth)
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A satellite in the halo orbit around the L1 point will continuously observe the Sun without any eclipses. This will provide an advantage to study solar activities and their real-time effect on space weather
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ISRO mentioned in its mission document that the total travel time from launch to L1 point has been estimated to take about four months for Aditya-L1
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The spacecraft will carry seven payloads to observe the photosphere, chromosphere and the outermost layer of the Sun (corona) with the help of electromagnetic, particle and magnetic field detectors
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Four payloads will directly view the sun and the remaining three payloads are aimed at carrying out in-situ studies of particles and fields at the L1 point
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The objectives of the Aditya-L1 mission include studying chromospheric and coronal dynamics, in-situ particles and the plasma environment of the Sun
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It will also study the physics of solar corona and its heating mechanism, the initiation of the coronal mass ejections, flares and diagnostics of coronal loop plasma