![]() PSLV-C57 on Second Launch Pad (SLP) | |
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Launch | 02 September 2023 06:20 (UTC) |
Pad | Second Launch Pad Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
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The PSLV-C57 was the 59th mission of Indian Space Research Organisation's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), which carried India's indigenously made solar observatory Aditya-L1.[1]
Launch
It was launched on Saturday, 02 September 2023 at 11:50 IST / 06:20 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India. This was India's first Solar Observatory ever launched in history. Aditya-L1 was injected into an elliptical orbit of 235x19500 km around the Earth. On 6 January 2024, Aditya-L1 spacecraft, India's first solar mission, has successfully entered its final orbit with a period of approximately 180 days around the first Sun-Earth Lagrangian point (L1), approximately 1.500 million kilometers from Earth.[2]
Mission overview
Primary payload: Aditya-L1
PSLV configuration: PSLV-XL
Parameter | Orbit |
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Alt (km) | 235x19500 |
Inclination (deg.) | 19.2 |
Launch Pad | SLP |
References
- ^ "PSLV-C57/ADITYA-L1 Mission - Press Release". ISRO. 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Halo-Orbit Insertion of Aditya-L1 Successfully Accomplished". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
External links
- Indian Space Research, Organisation (2023-08-02). "PSLV-C57/Aditya-L1 Mission". ISRO. Retrieved 2023-08-02.