Correct Answer : Option (B) - Dr. Sankarasubramanian K
The Indian Space Research Organisation on Wednesday(19th Oct 2022) said Dr. Sankarasubramanian K has been designated as the Principal Scientist of the Aditya-L1 mission.
Aditya-L1 is the first observatory-class space-based solar mission from India. "The spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around the first Lagrange point, L1, of the Sun-Earth system," the Bengaluru-headquartered national space agency said in a statement.
A satellite around the L1 point has the major advantage of continuously viewing the Sun without occultation/eclipses. This position provides a greater advantage of observing solar activities continuously.
Abour Dr. Sankarasubramanian K :
* Dr. Sankarasubramanian K. is a senior solar scientist at the U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru. He obtained his PhD in Physics from Bangalore University through the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru.
* His research areas of interest are the
Solar Magnetic field, Optics, and Instrumentation. He has contributed to
AstroSat,
Chandrayaan-1 and
Chandrayaan-2 missions of
ISRO in several capacities. Currently, he is heading the
Space Astronomy Group (SAG) of
URSC.
* SAG is involved in developing scientific payloads for the upcoming missions of
Aditya-L1,
XPoSat, and science payload onboard the
Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module. He is also the Principal Investigator for one of the
X-ray payloads onboard Aditya-L1..
Source : Times Now News
