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Image: NASA/SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory), a solar flare seen in six wavelengths.
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India's first space-based solar observatory launched on PSLV-C57 on September 2, 2023 and entered a halo orbit around L1, about 1.5 million km from Earth, on January 6, 2024. From there it watches the Sun without eclipses.
Source: ISRO, Halo orbit insertion
It carries seven payloads: four look directly at the Sun (VELC, SUIT, SoLEXS, HEL1OS) and three measure particles and fields at L1 (ASPEX, PAPA, magnetometer), helping explain coronal mass ejections, flares and space weather.
Source: ISRO, Aditya-L1
India's first space-based solar observatory, with seven payloads studying the Sun and the solar wind.
Source: ISRO, Aditya-L1
Launched September 2, 2023 on PSLV-C57; halo orbit insertion January 6, 2024.
Source: ISRO, Halo orbit insertion
A halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 point, about 1.5 million km from Earth.
Source: ISRO, Halo orbit insertion
Coronal mass ejections and flares drive space weather that can affect satellites and power grids. Understanding them helps protect the systems we rely on.
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