The space agency also said that it is the second time in succession that ISRO has sent a spacecraft outside the sphere of influence of the Earth, the first time being the Mars Orbiter Mission. Aditya L1 Mission's Spacecraft Escapes Earth's Sphere of Influence, Heads Towards Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1, Says ISRO.
"This is the second time in succession that ISRO could send a spacecraft outside the sphere of influence of the Earth, the first time being the Mars Orbiter Mission," it said. Aditya L1 Mission: India’s Solar Observatory Successfully Escapes Earth’s Sphere of Influence, Says ISRO.