Aditya L1 is the first space based Indian mission to study the Sun and ISRO successfully launch it into its intended orbit by PSLV-C57 on September 02, 2023
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Though Aditya L1 mission, ISRO will study the chromosphere and corona (outermost layers of the sun). Physics of the partially ionized plasma, coronal mass ejections, and flares
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The spacecraft will cover a distance of about 1.5 million km and the mission is expected to operate for about 5 years, during which it will gather valuable data about the Sun
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Aditya-L1 spacecraft had a launch mass of 1,475 kilograms. It is a cube-shaped satellite with a honeycomb sandwich structure. Its main body has dimensions of 2.9 feet x 2.9 feet x 2 feet
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Will be placed in a halo orbit around the L1. The L1 point or the Lagrange Point 1 will facilitate constant monitoring of the Sun without eclipses and help study the effects of solar activities on space weather
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There are total seven payloads on-board and are tuned to observe the solar atmosphere mainly the chromosphere and corona
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Out of the seven payloads four of them will carry out remote sensing of the Sun and three of them carrying in-situ observation will observe the local environment at L1
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ISRO Aditya L1 Mission Budget is Rs 400 Crore and ISRO Started working on Aditya L1 from December 2019
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