Foreign Desk: After stepping on the moon’s soil, now India’s eyes are on the sun. The country’s first solar campaign is starting on Saturday (02 September). The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is betting on the Aditya-L1 spacecraft for this mission.
ISRO chief S Somnath had earlier informed that the spacecraft will be launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 11:50 am on Saturday.
ISRO scientists have placed Aditya-L1 on the launching pad of Satish Dhawan Space Research Center in Sriharikota. Last minute preparations are also intense.
Chairman of the organization Somnath said to the media on Friday, “We are preparing for the launch.” Rockets and satellites are ready. The final rehearsal is also over.
Just a few weeks ago, India saw success in the lunar mission. ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon on August 23 and is the first to set foot on the South Pole of the Moon.
But the thought of getting closer to the Sun is a first for India. Planning for this mission to observe Robi, which is very close to the center of the solar system, began 15 years ago.
In 2008, ISRO’s advisory committee first thought of building a spacecraft named ‘Aditya’.
Initially, the committee thought that a small satellite would be used to observe the outer layers of the Sun and weight will be 400 kg.
According to ISRO, Aditya-L1 will be sent at a distance of 1.5 lakh km from the earth. This part is called ‘Lagrange point’. Where the attraction and repulsion forces of Sun and Earth are simultaneously active. As a result, artificial satellites can be fixed in that region.