The Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) first solar mission, Aditya L1, has successfully entered its final destination near the Sun – Halo Orbit. ISRO tweeted the development saying, “India, I did it. I have reached my destination! Aditya-L1 has successfully entered the Halo orbit around the L1 point.”
On Saturday, January 6, ISRO performed the final maneuver to inject the Aditya-L1 spacecraft – India's first space-based observatory to study the Sun – into its final destination orbit, some 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi first broke the news that the solar observatory satellite entered the Halo orbit. He praised “another landmark” of India, the other being Chandrayaan-3, which was the first to land on the moon's south pole.
India's first solar observatory Aditya-L1 has reached its destination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced. “India creates yet another milestone. India's first solar observatory Aditya-L1 reaches its destination. It is a testament to the relentless dedication of our scientists in achieving one of the most complex and intricate space missions,” the Prime Minister said on X.
President Droupadi Murmu hailed “another great achievement accomplished by ISRO!”
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said: “India is now staring proudly at the sun”