India's 1st mission to study the sun launches Sept. 2

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India is gearing up for its first-ever mission to study the sun. 

The mission's observatory, called Aditya-L1 ("Aditya" means "sun" in Sanskrit), has arrived at its launch site on the island of Sriharikota, on India's east coast, and is due to launch on Sept. 2, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India's national space agency.

The ISRO announced the planned launch date on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Aug. 28, several weeks after sharing the first pictures of the spacecraft on Aug. 13.

https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/indias-1st-mission-to-study-the-sun-launches-sept-2

The Aditya-1 solar mission launches hot on the heels of India's first moon landing.

 

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How is ESA supporting ISRO’s Aditya-L1 solar mission?

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to launch its Aditya-L1 solar observatory from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota Range (SDSC SHAR), India, at 11:50 IST (08:20 CEST) on 2 September 2023.

It’s an ambitious mission that will generate vast quantities of science data as the spacecraft balances in an unstable orbit. With its global network of deep space ground stations and experience flying similar missions, ESA has just the right infrastructure and expertise to provide support.

Read More: ESA

 

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