New Delhi, Sept 2 : On Saturday, Indian SpaceResearchOrganisation (ISRO) was hailed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the successful launch of Aditya L1, India’s first solar mission. The Home Minister stated in his post on “X” that “Time and time again, our scientists have proven their might and brilliance.” “The nation is happy and ecstatic with the launch of Aditya L1, India’s maiden solar mission, which was successful. Congratulations to the ISRO team for this exceptional achievement, he continued. According to Shah, the launch represents a significant step towards achieving Prime Minister Narendra Mogi ji’s goal of a “Atmanirbhar Bharat” (self-sufficient India) in the space industry during the “Amrit Kaal” (the nation’s golden period).
Aditya L1 will approach its destination using a strategy similar to Chandrayaan-3.
Aditya-L1, India’s first solar mission, was successfully launched by ISRO on Saturday morning from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
Aditya-L1 was launched by ISRO at 11.50 a.m. utilising the dependable Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), the first space-based observatory class to study the Sun. The spacecraft is anticipated to be placed in a Halo orbit around the Lagrangian point L1, which is thought to be closest to the Sun, after travelling around 1.5 million kilometres from Earth over 125 days.
Understanding Coronal Heating and Solar Wind Acceleration, Coronal Mass Ejection Initiation, Near Earth Space Weather, and Solar Wind Distribution are among the mission’s primary goals. Seven scientific payloads are carried on the Aditya-L1 mission to conduct the research.
According to Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Aditya-L1 “opens a glorious new chapter in our space journey” after the solar mission was successfully launched.”A magnificent new chapter in our space travel has begun with the successful launch of Aditya-L1, Bharat’s maiden solar mission! I applaud the engineers and scientists at @isro on achieving this outstanding feat. This outstanding accomplishment will undoubtedly greatly advance our knowledge of the solar system. The Vice President wrote on X, “#AdityaL1.
