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Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLV XLSatish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Aditya-L1
Launched
September 2, 2023 · 06:20 UTC
Summary
Aditya-L1 launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV XL from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on September 2, 2023 at 06:20 UTC. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 87th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 6,507th orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th PSLV XL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Heliocentric L1 (L1-point). Aditya-L1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 250 × 19,559 km orbit inclined 19.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Heliophysics · Heliocentric L1 (L1-point)for ISRO
- Milestone
- 25th PSLV XL flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 87th launch7th this yearhumanity's 6,507th orbital launch attempt139th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Aditya-L1 · NORAD 57754 · 2023-132 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-132A
- Epoch
- 2023-09-02 14:18:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.1812804 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.593185
- Inclination
- 19.2913°
- Ascending node
- 21.4786°
- Arg. of perigee
- 346.776°
- Mean anomaly
- 80.6436°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: L1-point. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Aditya-L1 · NORAD 57754 · left Earth orbit September 19, 2023
PSLV-C57 PS4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
27th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, 4th this year · 91st from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 2, 11:50 AM GMT+5:30, in daylight
33 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/2/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 9/2/2023 · source
Setting T-0 to 06:20 UTC and Status to GO
hitura-nobad · 8/28/2023 · source
Added launch date and time per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/10/2023 · source
NET early September 2023.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/31/2023 · source
NET August 26.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/13/2023 · source
NET August 2023.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/24/2023 · source
NET July 2023.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/7/2023 · source
NET December 2023
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/1/2023 · source
Questions
When did Aditya-L1 launch?
Aditya-L1 launched on September 2, 2023 at 06:20 UTC.
Where can I watch Aditya-L1?
Coverage: Launch of PSLV-C57/Aditya-L1 Mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Aditya-L1?
PSLV XL, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV XL spec sheet
Where did Aditya-L1 launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. Liftoff was Sep 2, 11:50 AM GMT+5:30 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Aditya-L1 reach?
Aditya-L1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 250 × 19,559 km orbit inclined 19.3°.
How many satellites did Aditya-L1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).