ISRO has confirmed that its Aditya-L1 mission spacecraft is healthy

By siliconindia  |  Monday, 09 October 2023, 10:01:56 AM IST

ISRO has confirmed that its Aditya-L1 mission spacecraft is healthy
The spacecraft for the Aditya-L1 mission is in good condition, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and is currently traveling to Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L). The space agency stated, "The Spacecraft is healthy and on its way to Sun-Earth L1", in a post on X (previously Twitter). On October 6, 2023, a Trajectory Correction Maneuvre (TCM) was carried out, lasting around 16 seconds. Correcting the trajectory determined after monitoring the Trans-Lagrangean Point 1 Insertion (TL1I) manoeuvre carried out on September 19, 2023, was necessary. TCM checks to make sure the spacecraft is traveling in the direction of the Halo orbit insertion around L1.
"As Aditya-L1 continues to move ahead, the magnetometer will be turned on again within a few days", it continued. The spacecraft successfully left the area of influence on September 30 after traveling more than 9.2 lakh km from Earth. "This is the second time in succession that ISRO could send a spacecraft outside the sphere of influence of the Earth, the first time being the Mars Orbiter Mission" , it had said in the past.
The Aditya-L1 solar mission spacecraft has started gathering data, according to the ISRO, which will be used to analyze the behavior of particles orbiting the Earth in September. According to the statement, information gathered at L1 would shed light on the genesis, acceleration, and anisotropy of solar wind and space weather occurrences. ISRO successfully carried off the PSLV-C57 rocket launch of Aditya-L1 on September 2.
The Aditya-L1 spacecraft is carrying a total of seven separate payloads to investigate the Sun four of them will measure in-situ plasma and magnetic field characteristics, while the other three will examine the Sun's light. A halo orbit will be created for Aditya-L1 around Lagrangian Point 1 (L1), 1.5 million kilometers away from the Earth and facing the Sun. It can observe the Sun continually since it will spin around it at the same relative location.

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