PM Modi congratulates ISRO on Aditya-L1 launch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated ISRO on the successful launch of AdityaL1 Indias first spacebased solar observatoryThe Prime Minister declared that Indias scientific efforts will continue to develop a better understanding of the Universe for the welfare of entire humanityTaking to social media platform X the PM said After the success of Chandrayaan3 India continues its space journey Congratulations to our scientists and engineers at isro for the successful launch of Indiaacirciquestiquests first Solar Mission AdityaL1 Our tireless scientific efforts will continue in order to develop better understanding of the Universe for the welfare of entire humanityThe PSLVC571 rocket carrying the AdityaL1 orbiter lifted off successfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota Andhra Pradesh at 1150 am todayThe successful launch of ISROs maiden solar mission came on the heels of the historic lunar landing mission Chandrayaan3After the launch ISRO announced that the payload covering the Aditya L1 spacecraft had been separated as it left Earths atmosphereThe third stage of the separation of PSLV carrying the AdityaL1 orbiter has been completed as per ISROThe launch of AdityaL1 by PSLVC57 is accomplished successfully it saidThe vehicle has placed the satellite precisely into its intended orbit Indias first solar observatory has begun its journey to the destination of SunEarth L1 point the agency saidThe AdityaL1 mission is expected to reach the observation point in four months It will be placed in a halo orbit around Lagrangian Point 1 or L1 which is 15 million km away from the Earth in the direction of the sunIt will carry seven different payloads to have a detailed study of the sun four of which will observe the light from the sun and the other three will measure insitu parameters of the plasma and magnetic fieldsThe largest and technically most challenging payload on AdityaL1 is the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph or VELCVELC was integrated tested and calibrated at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics CREST Centre for Research and Education in Science Technology campus in Hosakote in collaboration with ISROThis strategic location will enable AdityaL1 to continuously observe the sun without being hindered by eclipses or occultation allowing scientists to study solar activities and their impact on space weather in realtimeAlso the spacecrafts data will help identify the sequence of processes that lead to solar eruptive events and contribute to a deeper understanding of space weather driversMajor objectives of Indias solar mission include the study of the physics of solar corona and its heating mechanism the solar wind acceleration coupling and dynamics of the solar atmosphere solar wind distribution and temperature anisotropy and origin of Coronal Mass Ejections CME and flares and nearearth space weatherAccording to the Bengalurubased Indian Institute of Astrophysics the atmosphere of the sun the corona is what is seen during a total solar eclipseThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever