Aditya-L1

Aditya-L1 is a coronagraphy spacecraft planned to study the solar atmosphere, currently operated by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and being designed and developed by various other indian research institutes.It will be inserted into a halo orbit around the L1 point between the Earth and the Sun where it will interact with the solar atmosphere, solar magnetic storms and the environment around Earth and will study the effect.^[1]

Aditya-L1

Mission type	Solar observation
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID	2023-132A
SATCAT no.	57754
Website	www.isro.gov.in/Aditya_L1.html
Mission duration	5.2 years (planned) 1 day (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	PSLV-XL/C-57
Spacecraft type	PSLV
Bus	I-1K
Manufacturer	ISRO / IUCAA /IIA
Launch mass	1,475 kg (3,252 lb)
Payload mass	244 kg (538 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	2 September 2023, 11:50 IST (06:20 UTC)
Rocket	PSLV-XL
Launch site	Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Contractor	ISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Sun-Earth L1
Regime	Halo orbit
Period	177.86 days
Epoch	January 2024 (planned)

The main scientific objectives are coronal heating, solar wind acceldration, coronal magnetometry, generation and monitoring of near-UV solar radiation and continuous observation of the photosphere, chromosphere and corona, and the Sun's magnetic field.

Launch

Successful launch of Aditya-L1 spacecraft from the second launch pad of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C57) at Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) at 11:50 hrs (IST) on 2 September 2023 was completed at Sriharikota.^[2][3]