India s Aditya-L1 solar mission s payload, the Plasma Analyser Package for Aditya (PAPA), has successfully detected the impact of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), according to ISRO. The PAPA sensors have been able to measure solar wind electrons and ions, as well as the direction of arrival of solar wind particles. The data collected by PAPA revealed the occurrence of CME events on December 15, 2023, and during February 10-11, 2024.
A senior scientist named Dr Sankarasubramanian K is the Principal Scientist for the Aditya-L1 Mission. Nikarshaji is a woman scientist from Sengottai, Tenkasi district, who is working as the Aditya L-1 Project Director.
Aditya L1 Mission: After the successful launch of India s satellite to the Sun, ISRO will perform the first Earth-bound firing exercise of the spacecraft to raise its orbit on Sunday. Know about the earth-bound firing exercise, aka orbit raising manoeuvre, in detail here