India Space Research Organisation (Isro) chairman S Somanath on Saturday expressed satisfaction at the successful insertion of Aditya L-1 into the halo orbit around Lagrange Point 1 (L1) and said it was the “end of a long journey”. He added that the solar mission has reached its “final point” 126 days after lift-off. #WATCH | … Read more
India’s first space-based observatory to study the Sun, Aditya-L1, is headed to the Lagrangian 1 (L1) point as ISRO carried out the Trans-Lagrangian 1 Insertion (TL1I) manoeuvre in the early hours of September 19. The TL1I manoeuvre marks the beginning of Aditya-L1’s 110-day journey towards the L1 point which lies between the Sun-Earth line. L1 … Read more
India’s mission to study the sun, Aditya-L1, will be launched in the first week of September, ISRO Chairman S. Somanath said here on Saturday. Talking to reporters on his arrival in Thiruvananthapuram from Bengaluru after the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission, Mr. Somanath said the date for the Aditya-L1 mission would be formally announced in one or … Read more