Key Takeaways
- The Sun Mission (Aditya-L1) will be ISRO’s first space‑based observatory dedicated to solar study.
- Launch will occur from Sriharikota using the proven PSLV launch vehicle.
- The satellite was assembled at the U R Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru before being moved to the launch site.
Chennai: After the third moon mission Chandrayaan-3, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting ready for the launch of Aditya-L1 Solar Exploratory mission to study the Sun, from the spaceport of Sriharikota.
ISRO will be using its reliable and workhorse launch vehicle PSLV for the Sun mission.
ISRO on Monday said “PSLV-C57/Aditya-L1 Mission: Aditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun is getting ready for the launch.”
The satellite was realised at the U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru and has arrived at SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota, it said, in an update on the Sun mission.
