The solar panels were deployed, and the spacecraft then began to produce electricity...
Digital Desk: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced on Sunday that the nation's first solar mission Aditya L1, had completed the first earth-bound manoeuvre.
The spacecraft is healthy and functioning normally, the space agency stated.
The next manoeuvre is expected to take place on September 5, 2023, around 03:30 IST.
ISRO said in an update on ‘X’ (Twitter), "Aditya-L1 Mission: The satellite is healthy and operating nominally. The first Earth-bound manoeuvre (EBN#1) was performed successfully from ISTRAC, Bengaluru. The new orbit attained is 245km x 22459 km. The next manoeuvre (EBN#2) is scheduled for September 5, 2023, at around 03:00 Hrs. IST.”
Aditya L1 was launched on Saturday ( 2nd September) from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
By positioning India's first solar observatory at the Sun-Earth L1 point, the mission hopes to research the outer atmosphere of the sun.
The spacecraft will be stationed at Lagrange point 1, which is termed as L1.
The solar panels were deployed, and the spacecraft then began to produce electricity.
According to ISRO, Aditya-L1 will remain 1% of the distance between the Earth and the Sun, or 1.5 million miles, away from the Earth and pointed toward the Sun. It will neither land on the Sun nor approach the Sun any closer.
