The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has shared the second set of scientific data from the Aditya-L1 mission, which is India’s first space mission dedicated to studying the Sun. The new data will help scientists understand the sun better.

What does the data contain?

According to ISRO, “The datasets comprise valuable scientific information about the Sun’s photosphere, chromosphere, and its outer atmosphere (corona) along with the in-situ particles and magnetic field measurements at the first Earth-Sun Lagrange Point L1.” This means the data includes important information about different layers of the Sun and how particles and magnetic fields behave in space.

The first set of data from Aditya-L1 was released on January 6, 2024, during a national meet. Now, ISRO has released even more data to help researchers and students study the Sun.

How do access the data?

The data from Aditya-L1 is available on the Indian Space Science Data Centre (ISSDC) website. To access it, users can visit the ISSDC website and go to the data download section. It can also be accessed directly from the PRADAN portal at this link or this alternative link.

ISRO has encouraged researchers and students to use these datasets for study. “The user manuals to analyse Aditya-L1 payload data are also available on the above web address after registration,” ISRO added.

About the Aditya-L1 Mission

Aditya-L1 was launched on September 2, 2023, aboard the PSLV C-57 rocket. The spacecraft was placed in a large halo orbit around the first Earth-Sun Lagrange Point (L1) on January 6, 2024. The L1 point is located 1.5 million kilometres from Earth, facing the Sun.

Currently, Aditya-L1 is completing its third revolution around this orbit and continues to send valuable information about the Sun.

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