ISRO gives update on Aditya L-1 mission.
ISRO gives update on Aditya L-1 mission.
Aditya L1 Update: A big update has come out regarding India’s first solar mission Aditya L-1. Another instrument on the Aditya satellite has now started studying the Sun. The name of this instrument is Solar Wind Ion Spectrometer (SWIS). With this device, protons and alpha particles present in the sun’s air will be measured. The country’s space research organization ISRO has given this information through its X handle.
ISRO gave update
Aditya L1 satellite is scheduled to reach its intended destination Lagrange Point 1 in 125 days from the date of launch. After this, study on the Sun will begin completely. It starts its work even before reaching the fixed target. The payloads sent into space by this satellite are being activated one by one. The main payload sent by ISRO is the High-Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer (HEL1OS). It operates in the 10- 150 keV wide range X-ray energy band.
Now two more payloads Solar Wind Ion Spectrometer, Superthermal and Energetic Particle Spectrometer have also become active. ISRO said that the Superthermal and Energetic Particle Spectrometer has been operational since September 10 and the Solar Wind Ion Spectrometer since November 2. The two sensors installed in the Solar Wind Ion Spectrometer also rotate 360 degrees. This solar wind captures ions, primarily protons and alpha particles. ISRO said that these have been analyzed. The histogram shows some variation in the proton (H+), an alpha particle, and doubly ionized helium (He2+).
what is this mission
Aditya L-1 is India’s first solar mission. To study the Sun, Aditya will be placed at the L-1 Lagrange point between Earth and the Sun. This point is about 15 lakh kilometers away from the Earth. From this location Aditya spacecraft will be able to study the Sun round the clock. Aditya was launched on 2 September. A few days later, Aditya left Earth’s orbit and began its journey towards the L-1 point. On October 29, the High Energy L-1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer on Aditya detected and recorded the Sun’s brightness. After this, another device has started studying the Sun.
