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Nearly 15 years after its first flight and on its 25th mission, the rocket code named PSLV-C57 is being used for another interplanetary mission - to study the Sun- by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Former International Space Station commander, Chris Hadfield, praises India s Aditya-L1 solar mission, saying it is important for protecting the Earth and its technology systems.
Aditya-L1, named after the rising Sun, will carry seven payloads to observe solar activities for five years. It will cover its journey to the L1 point in about 4 months.
From the orbit around the Earth, the Aditya L1 spacecraft will slowly be raised by the ISRO team through a series of manoeuvres till it slingshots towards the Sun.