ISRO to launch Aditya-L1 maiden Sun mission on Sept 2
Chennai/IBNS: After the success of its third Lunar mission Chandryaan-3 created history by making a soft landing on the Moon's south polar region, a buoyant ISRO is all set for yet another interplanetary mission--this time to explore the Sun-and the launch date for the same has been scheduled on Sept 2.
ISRO on Monday announced that the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, the first space-based Indian mission to study the Sun, will be launched from the SHAR Range, Sriharikota at 11:50 hrs on Sept 2.
ISRO will be using its workhorse and reliable launch vehicle PSLV-C57 for the mission.
In a post on X, the Indian space agency said: "PSLV-C57/Aditya-L1 Mission: The launch of Aditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, is scheduled for September 2, 2023, at 11:50 hrs IST from Sriharikota."
🚀PSLV-C57/🛰️Aditya-L1 Mission:
— ISRO (@isro) August 28, 2023
The launch of Aditya-L1,
the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun ☀️, is scheduled for
🗓️September 2, 2023, at
🕛11:50 Hrs. IST from Sriharikota.
Citizens are invited to witness the launch from the Launch View Gallery at… pic.twitter.com/bjhM5mZNrx
The satellite has already been integrated with the launch vehicle, ISRO Chairman S.Somanath said and the countdown for this prestigious mission is likely to begin on Friday.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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