India's first space mission Aditya L1 sent to study the Sun is in its final stages and will soon reach its target point. ISRO Chief S Somnath has given this information. ISRO Chief said that Aditya is on the right track and I think it has reached its final stage. He said that it is possible that on January 7, Aditya L1 will complete its final maneuver and enter the L1 point.
Let us tell you that Aditya L1 was successfully launched on 2 September 2023 from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Aditya L1 spacecraft will cover a distance of about 15 lakh kilometers and reach the Lagrangian point nearest to the Sun in 125 days. Aditya L1 will take pictures of the Sun from the Lagrangian point and send them to Earth. With the help of Aditya L1, ISRO will study the heating occurring at the edges of the Sun and will try to understand the speed and temperature patterns of the storms arising at the edges of the Sun.
What is Lagrangian point?
The Lagrangian point is named after the Italian-French mathematician Josephy Louis Lagrange. This is known as L1. There are five points between the Earth and the Sun, where the gravitational force of the Sun and the Earth is controlled. If any object is placed at these points, it easily starts revolving around that point. It is possible to study the Sun from these points. The special thing is that from the L1 point, the Sun can be seen continuously without any eclipse, and from here solar activities can be monitored in real-time.
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