Spacecraft Is Healthy And... ISRO Gives Big Update On Indias First Sun Mission Aditya L-1
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New Delhi: India's first solar mission, Aditya L-1, is in good health and on its way to the Sun-Earth L1 point, according to the Indian space agency ISRO. The spacecraft's onboard instrument, the magnetometer, will be activated again in a few days as the mission progresses along its intended path.
ISRO has reported that the Aditya L-1 spacecraft had to undergo a Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM) on October 6, 2023, lasting approximately 16 seconds. This maneuver was necessary to correct the trajectory, which was evaluated after the Trans-Lagrangean Point 1 Insertion (TL1) maneuver performed on September 19, 2023. Aditya L-1 was launched on September 2, 2023, at 11:50 IST from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, an island off the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The mission was conducted using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C57 rocket).
Aditya-L1 Mission:
The Spacecraft is healthy and on its way to Sun-Earth L1. A Traje...