Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday said that the launch rehearsal of its Aditya-L1 mission to study the Sun and the rocket's internal checks have been completed. Pics/ ISRO/X
Updated On: 2023-08-30 02:16 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
Aditya-L1 spacecraft is designed for providing remote observations of the solar corona and in situ observations of the solar wind at L1 (Sun-Earth Lagrangian point), which is about 1.5 million kilometres from the earth
It will be the first dedicated Indian space mission for observations of the Sun to be launched by the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency
The spacecraft -- the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun -- would be launched by PSLV-C57 rocket
"The preparations for the launch are progressing", ISRO said in a social media post on Wednesday. "The Launch Rehearsal - Vehicle Internal Checks are completed," it said
The Aditya-L1 mission, aimed at studying the Sun from an orbit around the L1, would carry seven payloads to observe the photosphere, chromosphere and the outermost layers of the Sun, the corona, in different wavebands
