Correct Answer : Aditya-L1
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that it will launch Aditya-L1 mission on 2 September 2023. The Aditya-L1 mission is dedicated to studying the Sun.
* The Aditya-L1 mission is ready and waiting, Nilesh M Desai, Director, Space Applications Centre-Isro, Ahmedabad said on Thursday (25th August 2023).
* The Aditya-L1 mission will be launched by Isro PSLV rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR),Sriharikota.
* Nilesh Desai explained that it would take 127 days for the spacecraft to reach its destination, nearly 15 lakh kilometres away from Earth.
* This will place Aditya-L1 in a highly elliptical orbit, allowing it to conduct close observations of the Sun, monitor solar activity, and advance our understanding of the star that sustains life on Earth.
ABOUT THE ADITYA-L1 MISSION :
* The Aditya-L1 mission represents India's ambitious endeavour to explore the Sun, a celestial body that has fascinated scientists and space enthusiasts for centuries.
* The spacecraft will be equipped with a Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) which will be used for imaging and spectroscopy of the Sun to better understand the science powering the star.
* Apart from VELC, the spacecraft will be equipped with six other instruments as well that will explore the science of the Sun.
* While four payloads directly view the Sun from the unique vantage point of L1, the remaining three payloads carry out in-situ studies of particles and fields at the Lagrange point L1.
* The L1 point of the Earth-Sun system provides an uninterrupted view of the Sun and is currently home to the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Satellite SOHO from Nasa. This position provides a greater advantage of observing solar activities continuously..
Source : India Today
