Aditya-L1, India's ground-breaking space-based solar mission, is scheduled to launch from Sriharikota on September 2, 2023, according to a statement made by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday. The five-year mission's objective is to look into solar phenomena. It will be launched from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, atop a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), at 11:50 IST.

It will be the first intended Indian space mission for Sun observations to be launched by the space agency with its Bengaluru headquarters.

The spacecraft will first be positioned in a Low Earth Orbit. The orbit will then become more elliptical, and the spacecraft will then use onboard propulsion to launch itself towards the Lagrange point (L1).

Seven payloads would be carried by the Aditya-L1 mission

Seven payloads would be carried by the Aditya-L1 mission, which was designed to investigate the Sun from an orbit around the L1 and observe its photosphere, chromosphere, and outermost layers, the corona, in various wavebands.

The spacecraft will leave the gravitational Sphere of Influence (SOI) of Earth as it moves closer to L1. After leaving SOI, the spacecraft will enter its cruise phase before being sent into a massive halo orbit around L1. Aditya-L1 would require roughly four months to travel from launch to L1.

The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) and the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, are two institutions that are involved in the mission.

Aditya-L1

While the Pune-based organisation develops the Solar Ultraviolet Imager payload for the mission, IIA will assist in the creation of the "Visible Emission Line Coronagraph payload."

Tuesday, August 29 at 12 p.m., the registration for live stream will be open.

ISRO encouraged public to watch the historic event live from the space centre in Sriharikota while announcing the launch date and time. A registration link to watch the programme from the Launch View Gallery was provided by the space agency. Presumably on Tuesday, August 29 at 12 p.m., the registration will be open.

Here is the link for registration: SPACE THEME PARK (shar.gov.in) .

Previously, the historic space exploration event was streamed online to the entire world on multiple platforms.

PM Modi joined in on the live transmission and saw India make history by being the first nation to set foot on the South Pole of the Moon.

With missions like Chandrayaan-3 and now Aditya L-1, we may anticipate a very promising and exciting period in the future.

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