Aditya L1 launched: know all about the mission's purpose

Basking in the glory of the success of its moon mission, India is now ready with its maiden mission to the Sun.

According to ISRO, Aditya-L1 will be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 or L1 of the Sun-Earth system, which is about 1.5 million km from the Earth.

Placing the spacecraft in a halo orbit around the L1 point of the Earth-Sun system will mean that it will be able to continuously view the sun, without any disruption.

Equipped with seven payloads, Aditya L1 will study the Sun’s corona, solar emissions, solar winds and flares, and will carry out round-the-clock imaging of the star.