Aditya L-1 Mission: ISRO's sun mission will be launched on September 2.

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ISRO preparing to go to the sun after the moon
ISRO preparing to go to the sun after the moon

ISRO Aditya L1 Mission: After getting the historic victory on the moon, ISRO has made preparations to go to the sun. Its Aditya L1 mission is going to be launched in September.

ADITYA-L1
ADITYA-L1

Aditya L1 Mission:

Under Mission Moon, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) created history by successfully landing Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon's South Pole. ISRO is preparing to reach the sun under Mission Sun. On September 2, ISRO will launch Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan Space Center SHAR (SDSC SHAR) Sriharikota via PSLV rocket.

ISRO's Aditya L1 mission is the most difficult mission of the Indian Space Agency. ISRO Chief S. Somnath recently also said that India is now preparing on the Sun. He said, “For the last few months, the space agency's focus was on Chandrayaan-3. Also ISRO is working on other projects which are ready to fly in the coming months.

Locations of Aditya-L1 payloads on the spacecraft. R, P and Y indicate the  Raw, Pitch and Roll axis of the spacecraft. ASPEX Payload Consists of  SWIS & STEPS.
Locations of Aditya-L1 payloads on the spacecraft. R, P and Y indicate the Raw, Pitch and Roll axis of the spacecraft. ASPEX Payload Consists of SWIS & STEPS.
Illustration of  Lagrange points of the  Sun-Earth system
Illustration of Lagrange points of the Sun-Earth system

These missions will be launched after Mission Moon

S Somnath said that after the historic success of Mission Moon, India is about to launch several important missions including Aditya L1 and Gagayan in the next three months. He said, “We have many big missions in the queue. After Chandrayaan-3, we are going to launch Aditya L1."

What is Aditya L1 mission?

Giving information about Aditya L1, the ISRO chief said, “This is India's first solar mission which will study the sun. Preparations are on to launch this spacecraft in early September. The project has been assembled and moved to Sriharikota launch center. According to ISRO, the Aditya L1 spacecraft will have seven types of scientific payloads. They will study the Sun in different ways. This vehicle will study the Sun for about 5 years.

Download the Aditya-L1 Mission Booklet here

Download the Aditya-L1 Mission and Science Payloads Booklet here

ISRO's Aditya L1 mission
ISRO's Aditya L1 mission