The Indian satellite Aditya-L1 has reached its destination and covered more than a million kilometers in four months – since September last year. Its purpose is to observe the Sun from an extremely close distance. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the mission was a “watershed” moment in history.
On Saturday Aditya-L1 satellite has reached its intended target – Lagrange point 1 – reports Reuters. It is a place in space, in a system of two bodies connected by gravity, where a body of negligible mass can remain at rest relative to the bodies of the system.
In the four months since launch – from September 2, 2023 – this satellite has traveled a total of approx. 1.5 million kilometers.
Aditya-L1 reached its destination
The main purpose of having a companion in this place Constant observation of the sunAnd getting better shots of this region of the solar system than ever before.
This ship is equipped with Seven observational modules The outer layers of the Sun, photosphere and chromosphere, using, among others, electromagnetic field detectors. In particular, it will observe solar meteorology and collect data to better understand the dynamics of the solar wind.
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Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi announced this The mission was a “watershed” moment in history.
