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With the completion of four earth-bound orbital manoeuvres, the spacecraft will next undergo a Trans-Lagrangian1 insertion manoeuvre, marking the beginning of its nearly 110-day trajectory to the destination around the L1 Lagrange point
Aditya-L1 is the first Indian space-based observatory to study the Sun from a halo orbit around the first Sun-Earth Lagrangian point (L1), which is located roughly 1.5 million km from the Earth.
India s Aditya L1 spacecraft, the country s first space-based mission to study the Sun, has successfully completed its fourth earth-bound manoeuvre, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The spacecraft is currently in a 16-day journey around the Earth, gaining the necessary velocity for its further journey to the L1 Lagrange point. Once it reaches its destination, Aditya-L1 will continuously observe the Sun without any occultation or eclipses, providing real-time information on solar activities and their effect on space weather.