India’s First Solar Mission Aims to Study Solar Winds

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Islamabad: After India’s successful landing on the moon, the country’s space agency has launched its first solar mission rocket Aditya-L1 to observe the solar winds that can cause disturbances on earth commonly seen as auroras.

India is hoping for the success of a probe to study the sun which will be launched on September 5 for testing and researching the sun.

Reuters reported that nearly 500,000 viewers watched the broadcast, while thousands gathered in a gallery near the launch site to watch the launch of the rocket.

#WATCH | Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launches India's first solar mission, #AdityaL1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

Aditya L1 is carrying seven different payloads to have a detailed study of the Sun. pic.twitter.com/Eo5bzQi5SO

— ANI (@ANI) September 2, 2023

‘The satellite is healthy and in Earth orbit,’ told Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), which is preparing for the 1.5 million-km journey.

The spacecraft is carrying “seven scientific payloads for systematic study of the sun”, all of which were indigenously developed in collaborations between India’s space agency and scientific institutes.

The United States and the European Space Agency (ESA) have sent numerous probes to the centre of the solar system, beginning with NASA’s Pioneer programme in the 1960s. But if the latest mission by the ISRO is successful, it will be the first probe by any Asian nation to be placed in solar orbit.

Aditya-L1 Mission:
The satellite is healthy and operating nominally.

The first Earth-bound maneuvre (EBN#1) is performed successfully from ISTRAC, Bengaluru. The new orbit attained is 245km x 22459 km.

The next maneuvre (EBN#2) is scheduled for September 5, 2023, around 03:00… pic.twitter.com/sYxFzJF5Oq

— ISRO (@isro) September 3, 2023

Moreover, ISRO informed that the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft, which reached the south pole of the Moon, has put the Pragyan rover on ‘sleep mode’ after completing two weeks of experiments, but its batteries are charged and the receiver is on.

ISRO further stated that it expects a successful launch for another set of missions; otherwise, it will remain there forever as India’s ambassador to the moon.

By reaching the moon, India joins the list of the US, China and the former Soviet Union, which India surpassed in reaching the rugged South Pole shortly after a Russian spacecraft crashed in a similar attempt.

It should be noted that after India’s failed attempt in 2019, the successful landing of Chandrayaan 3 created a wave of happiness across the country, and the media called the Indian space mission the greatest achievement.

Pragyan rover travelled more than 100 meters (330 feet) and confirmed the presence of sulfur, iron, oxygen, and other elements on the moon, ISRO said.