India s ISRO is set to perform the final manoeuvre at 4 pm on Saturday to position the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, the country s first space-based solar observatory, into its designated orbit around Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. The unique halo orbit around L1 allows continuous observation of the Sun, providing real-time monitoring of solar activities and their impact on space weather. Launched in September, Aditya-L1 carries seven payloads to study the solar upper atmosphere, coronal heating, plasma dynamics, and other phenomena.
ISRO is going to conduct a firing manoeuvre of Aditya-L1 today to insert it into the intended halo orbit. This will also mark the completion of the solar mission s 15 lakh-kilometer-long journey in space from the shores of Sriharikota.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday shared the first -ever full disc image of the Sun in infrared light captured by the Aditya-L1 mission and India’s neighbour China has been busy as well.