Aditya L1 Sun mission: ISRO successfully performs third orbit-raising manoeuvre of Aditya-L1
Chennai/IBNS: The third earth-bound manoeuvre of the Aditya L1 mission to study the sun was successfully performed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The orbit raising was performed at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), Bengaluru at 0230 hrs early on Sunday morning.
ISRO's ground stations at Mauritius, Bengaluru, SDSC-SHAR, and Port Blair tracked the satellite during this operation.
The new orbit attained was 296 km x 71767 km. The next manoeuvre is scheduled for Sept 15 around 02:00 hours IST.
In an update, ISRO said "Aditya-L1 Mission: The third Earth-bound manoeuvre (EBN#3) is performed successfully from ISTRAC, Bengaluru. ISRO's ground stations at Mauritius, Bengaluru, SDSC-SHAR, and Port Blair tracked the satellite during this operation."
Aditya-L1 Mission:
— ISRO (@isro) September 9, 2023
The third Earth-bound maneuvre (EBN#3) is performed successfully from ISTRAC, Bengaluru.
ISRO's ground stations at Mauritius, Bengaluru, SDSC-SHAR and Port Blair tracked the satellite during this operation.
The new orbit attained is 296 km x 71767 km.… pic.twitter.com/r9a8xwQ4My
"The new orbit attained is 296 km x 71767 km. The next manoeuvre (EBN#4) is scheduled for September 15, 2023, around 02:00 Hrs. IST," it said.
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