PSLV-XL | Aditya-L1
Indian Space Research Organization · PSLV XL · Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Indian Space Research Organization's 87th launch · 7th this year · humanity's 6,507th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Sep 2, 06:20 – Sep 2, 06:20 UTC
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Aditya-L1
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.
Heliophysics · Heliocentric L1 (L1-point)
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Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/2/2023 · source
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
Pad — Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
Local pad time: Sep 2, 11:50 AM GMT+5:30
32 launches from this pad · 104 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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