It's history for ISRO yet again!
Aditya L1 successfully reaches destination Lagrange L1
PM Modi lauds ISRO for its successful mission
It’s another feather in ISRO’s cap as it successfully placed Aditya L-1 into Lagrange point L1.
A matter of pride as ISRO successfully places Aditya-L1 into the Lagrange point. #ISRO #AdityaL1 https://t.co/LPxBuEhF9d
— NewsFirst Prime (@NewsFirstprime) January 6, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the nation in congratulating the organisation as it walked into history books yet again!
PM Modi expresses delight at ISRO’s achievement of placing Aditya L1 into Lagrange point. https://t.co/mxphWWi9bo
— NewsFirst Prime (@NewsFirstprime) January 6, 2024
It is pertinent to note that L1 is about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. Interestingly, this happens to be 1% of the distance between the Earth and the Sun.
The advantages of the L1 position
The spacecraft will easily view the sun without any obfuscation. That means even eclipses will become infructuous.
There are seven payloads on Aditya L1. While four of these will view the sun directly, the remaining three will be used to study particles and fields at the same L1 position.
Some of the studies that will be held are: measuring coronal heating, solar wind acceleration, coronal magnetometry, and near-UV solar radiation.
Aditya L1 was launched on September 2, just 10 days after the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3. Incidentally, this is the first Indian mission launched to study the sun.
A note on Lagrange point
It is interesting to note that at the Lagrange point, the gravitational pulls of earth and sun almost neutralise. This means it provides a stable position for the spacecraft to operate.
It's history for ISRO yet again!
Aditya L1 successfully reaches destination Lagrange L1
PM Modi lauds ISRO for its successful mission
It’s another feather in ISRO’s cap as it successfully placed Aditya L-1 into Lagrange point L1.
A matter of pride as ISRO successfully places Aditya-L1 into the Lagrange point. #ISRO #AdityaL1 https://t.co/LPxBuEhF9d
— NewsFirst Prime (@NewsFirstprime) January 6, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the nation in congratulating the organisation as it walked into history books yet again!
PM Modi expresses delight at ISRO’s achievement of placing Aditya L1 into Lagrange point. https://t.co/mxphWWi9bo
— NewsFirst Prime (@NewsFirstprime) January 6, 2024
It is pertinent to note that L1 is about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. Interestingly, this happens to be 1% of the distance between the Earth and the Sun.
The advantages of the L1 position
The spacecraft will easily view the sun without any obfuscation. That means even eclipses will become infructuous.
There are seven payloads on Aditya L1. While four of these will view the sun directly, the remaining three will be used to study particles and fields at the same L1 position.
Some of the studies that will be held are: measuring coronal heating, solar wind acceleration, coronal magnetometry, and near-UV solar radiation.
Aditya L1 was launched on September 2, just 10 days after the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3. Incidentally, this is the first Indian mission launched to study the sun.
A note on Lagrange point
It is interesting to note that at the Lagrange point, the gravitational pulls of earth and sun almost neutralise. This means it provides a stable position for the spacecraft to operate.
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