Aditya-L1 Chennai/IBNS: After the success of its third Lunar mission Chandryaan-3 created history by making a soft landing on the Moon's south polar region, a buoyant ISRO is all set for yet another interplanetary mission--this time to explore the Sun-and the launch date for the same has been scheduled on Sept 2.
ISRO on Monday announced that the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, the first space-based Indian mission to study the Sun, will be launched from the SHAR Range, Sriharikota at 11:50 hrs on Sept 2.
ISRO will be using its workhorse and reliable launch vehicle PSLV-C57 for the mission.
In a post on X, the Indian space agency said: "PSLV-C57/Aditya-L1 Mission: The launch of Aditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, is scheduled for September 2, 2023, at 11:50 hrs IST from Sriharikota."
🚀PSLV-C57/🛰️Aditya-L1 Mission:
— ISRO (@isro) August 28, 2023
The launch of Aditya-L1,
the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun ☀️, is scheduled for
🗓️September 2, 2023, at
🕛11:50 Hrs. IST from Sriharikota.
Citizens are invited to witness the launch from the Launch View Gallery at… pic.twitter.com/bjhM5mZNrx
The satellite has already been integrated with the launch vehicle, ISRO Chairman S.Somanath said and the countdown for this prestigious mission is likely to begin on Friday.
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