Aditya L1 Takes Next Step To Sun: Spacecraft Enters Second Orbit Of Earth, Confirms ISRO

The latest space mission of ISRO which is also the first one aimed to study the star of Solar system – the Sun has gained new height. The solar mission of India – Aditya-L1 has been raised to the next orbit of the planet Earth. India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has confirmed this success.

Aditya L1 40,000 kms away

The spacecraft, which is currently orbiting the Earth in a 282 km x 40,225 km orbit, is currently on India’s maiden mission to study the Sun. The spacecraft, which was launched on September 2, will spend a few days in Earth orbit before beginning its voyage to the L1 point in the Earth-Sun system, which is located roughly 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. Four months are anticipated for the journey.

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Aditya L1 to next Earth orbit

Similar to the Chandrayaan-3 mission, Aditya-L1 would begin at the L1 point and gradually elevate its orbit around the Earth, accumulating speed along the way. According to ISRO, the following orbit-raising maneuver will take place on September 10. The space craft is on a journey of 125 days, that is about 4 months.

Launch of Aditya L1

On Saturday, the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota successfully launched an ISRO spacecraft. With this, India took a step toward finishing its first solar trip. The Aditya L1 mission will go to the Sun for 125 days on board ISRO’s dependable PSLV.

For sixteen days, the Aditya L1 spacecraft will remain in Earth’s orbit. The spacecraft will be positioned on the L1 point in the halo orbit around the Sun after a four-month voyage. Aditya L1 is intended to do in-situ observations of the Solar wind as well as remote studies of the Solar corona.