PSLV-XL | Aditya-L1
Launch information
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Aditya L1 is an Indian solar observation satellite to be placed at the Sun-Earth Lagrangian point L1. The major scientific objectives of the mission are to achieve a fundamental understanding of the physical processes that heat the solar corona, accelerate the solar wind and produce Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs). Originally the mission design started as a small LEO satellite carrying only a coronagraph as a payload. In order to get the best science from the Sun, continuous viewing of the Sun is preferred. A Satellite placed in the halo orbit around the L1 Lagrangian point of the Sun-Earth system has the major advantage of continuously viewing the Sun without any occultation/ eclipses.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘PSLV-XL | Aditya-L1’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Sept. 2, 2023, 6:20 a.m.
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Aditya-L1 (L1-point) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Indian Space Research Organization |
Rocket |
PSLV-XL |
Location |
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India |
Pad |
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad |
Type |
Heliophysics |
Orbit |
Heliocentric L1 (L1-point) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘PSLV-XL | Aditya-L1’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#6507
To this date
Location Launch
#91
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Pad Launch
#27
To this date
Agency Launch
#87
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Orbital Launch
#139
Year 2023
Location Launch
#7
Year 2023
Pad Launch
#4
Year 2023
Agency Launch
#7
Year 2023
Latest news about the launch
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India’s Aditya-L1 solar observatory enters orbit around Lagrange point
India’s Aditya-L1 solar observatory has reached its destination orbit around Sun-Earth Lagrange point 1 around 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.
India launches first solar research mission, Aditya-L1, aboard PSLV
India’s space program continued its busy 2023 with the launch of its first solar research mission, Aditya-L1, on Saturday. Liftoff, aboard the country’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) XL rocket, occurred at 11:50 Indian Standard Time (06:20 UTC) fr...
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