India\u2019s solar observation mission has entered the sun\u2019s orbit after a four-month journey, the latest success for the space exploration ambitions of the world\u2019s most populous nation.<\/p>\n
The Indian Space Research Organisation\u2019s Aditya-L1 mission was launched in September and is carrying an array of instruments to measure and observe the sun\u2019s outermost layers.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndia creates yet another landmark,\u201d Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on X on Saturday. \u201cIt is a testament to the relentless dedication of our scientists in realising among the most complex and intricate space missions.\u201d<\/p>\n
India\u2019s science and technology minister Jitendra Singh said on social media that the probe had reached its final orbit \u201cto discover the mysteries of Sun-Earth connection\u201d.<\/p>\n
The spacecraft has positioned itself at Lagrange Point 1, from where it will undertake a comprehensive study of the sun, focusing on the solar corona and its influence on space weather.<\/p>\n
The satellite covered approximately 1.5 million kilometres (930,000 miles) over the span of four months, just a fraction of the Earth-sun distance of 150 million kilometres (93 million miles).<\/p>\n
Named after the Hindi word for the sun, this mission follows India\u2019s recent achievement of being the first country to successfully land on the moon\u2019s south pole, with the Chandrayaan-3 mission in August last year.<\/p>\n
Scientists involved in the project aim to gain insights into the impact of solar radiation on the increasing number of satellites in orbit, with a particular focus on phenomena affecting ventures like Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink communications network.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday\u2019s event was only placing the Aditya-L1 in the precise Halo orbit \u2026 A lot of people are interested in understanding this effect. So we look forward to a lot of scientific outcomes in the coming days. At least five years of life is guaranteed with the fuel left out in the satellite,\u201d ISRO Chairman S Somanath told reporters in India.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe definitely need to know more about the sun, as it controls the space weather,\u201d Manish Purohit, a former ISRO scientist, told the Reuters news agency. The low earth orbit is going to get \u201csuper\u201d crowded over the coming years, he added.<\/p>\n
ISRO has been sharing regular updates of the mission through posts on X, since the solar landing.<\/p>\n
The United States and the European Space Agency have sent numerous probes to the centre of the solar system, beginning with NASA\u2019s Pioneer programme in the 1960s.<\/p>\n
Japan and China have both launched their own solar observatory missions into Earth\u2019s orbit.<\/p>\n
But the latest mission by the ISRO is the first by any Asian nation to be placed in orbit around the sun.<\/p>\n
Source: ALJAZEERA.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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