INDIA spacecraft Aditya-L1 blasted off on Saturday, September 2, as part of a mission to unlock solar secrets while safeguarding satellites.
About 120 days after launch, the Aditya-L1 mission will reach Lagrange Point 1 (L1), a vantage point with an uninterrupted view of the Sun.
The mission probe would study coronal mass ejections.
This periodic phenomenon releases powerful bursts of plasma and magnetic energy from the Sun’s atmosphere that can reach the earth and potentially disrupt the operations of satellites.
Aside from satellite safety, Aditya-L1’s observations promise to enhance our understanding of the mesmerizing northern and southern lights near Earth’s polar regions, fueled by high-speed solar particles interacting with the atmosphere.
India’s first observation mission marks a new era in solar science and satellite protection.
The Aditya-L1 mission started its voyage toward the center of the solar system just a week after India’s Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module successfully landed on the moon’s South Pole as part of a mission to uncover the secrets of the moon.
If successful, India will join a few list of countries that are already studying the sun, such as Japan, United States Space Agency NASA, and the European Space Agency.
