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The satellite ‘Aditya L1’ was launched at 11:50 a.m. local time on the 2nd from Sri Harikota Space Station in Andhra Pradesh, southern India.
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced that India, which recently succeeded in landing near the south pole of the moon for the first time in the world, succeeded in launching an artificial satellite for observing the sun this time.
The satellite ‘Aditya L1’ was launched at 11:50 am local time on the 2nd from Sriharikota Space Station in Andhra Pradesh, southern India. ‘Aditya’ means sun in both Sanskrit and Hindi.
Aditya’s destination, Lagrange 1, is 1.5 million km from Earth. This is nearly four times the distance between the Earth and the Moon, but only a fraction (1%) of the distance to the Sun, which is 151 million kilometers away.
However, reaching the destination of Aditya-L1 is a long journey.
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said in an X (formerly Twitter) post, “It will take about 4 months from the launch of Aditya-L1 to L1 (Point Lagrange 1).”
On the 2nd, in India, thousands of people visited the launch pad to watch the launch of Aditya.
In addition, the satellite launch was broadcast live on TV, and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced that the launch was successful 4 minutes after launch.
“Now (the satellite) will continue its journey – a very long journey, taking 135 days, good luck,” said S. Somanas, director of the Indian Space Research Organization.
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Aditya-L1 will be equipped with a total of seven instruments and will observe the photosphere and chromosphere, the outermost layers of the sun.
Nigal Shaji, the project’s director, said Aditya-L1’s arrival at its target would benefit the scientific community not only in India, but around the world.
What is Aditya-L1’s goal?
Aditya-L1 will be equipped with a total of seven instruments and will observe the photosphere and chromosphere, the outermost layers of the sun. Equipment includes electromagnetic and particle field detectors.
Also, the causes of space weather are studied. For example, we will try to understand more deeply the dynamics of the solar wind as well as the electromagnetic disturbances that cause Earth’s beautiful Northern and Southern Lights (Aurora).
If successful, it will enjoy “the advantage of a continuous and clear view of the sun” through the observation satellite.
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said it had the “greater advantage of real-time observations of solar activity and its effect on space weather”.
In addition, it is possible to observe radiation that cannot be studied on Earth because it is blocked by the Earth’s atmosphere.
Four of the onboard instruments directly observe the Sun from these vantage points, while the other three perform field studies on particles and fields at Lagrange 1 (L1), which is important for the effect of solar dynamics on interplanetary space. information will be obtained.
ISRO expects the mission will provide important information that will help us understand the characteristics of the Sun, including coronal heating, coronal mass ejection, solar flare generation and its properties, and the dynamics of space weather.
How much does the Aditya-L1 mission cost?
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Satellite image to be mounted on Aditya-L1
The Indian Space Agency did not disclose details of the actual cost, but local media reported that it would cost about 3.7 billion rupees (60 billion won). This satellite launch is 10 days after the successful landing of the unmanned lunar probe Chandrayaan-3 near the south pole of the moon on the 23rd of last month.
In 2014, India entered Asia’s first spacecraft into Mars orbit, and by next year, it plans to successfully launch a manned spacecraft into Earth orbit and perform a three-day mission.
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2023-09-03 00:18:53
