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.
India s Aditya-L1 satellite is set to reach its designated orbit on January 6th, where it will stay for the next five years. The satellite will study the outer atmosphere of the Sun and gather data to understand the dynamics of the Sun and its effects on Earth.
Professor Dipankar Banerjee, Director of the Aryabhata Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) in Nainital, speaks about the final stages as ISRO attempts to insert India’s solar mission Aditya L1 into the crucial halo orbit.