India's first solar observatory, Aditya L1, has successfully reached its destination at halo orbit. It carries seven payloads to help scientists uncover the secrets of the Sun. The live updates on the ISRO Aditya L1 mission are available now.
Aditya-L1: The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C57) launched the Aditya-L1 spacecraft from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota, on September 2, 2023.
ISRO successfully tested fuel cells in space, a breakthrough for future missions, as these cells efficiently generate power, emit only water, and prove ideal for space exploration and potential societal applications.
ISRO XPoSat launch: It is the first dedicated scientific satellite from ISRO to carry out research in space-based polarisation measurements of X-ray emission from celestial sources. The PSLV-C58 rocket carried primary payload XPoSat and 10 other satellites to be deployed in low earth orbits.
ISRO's space achievements: Chandrayaan-3 successfully soft-landed on Moon’s south pole on August 23. India became 1st country to softly land a spacecraft on lunar south pole, and 4th country to achieve a soft landing on Moon, after US, the Soviet Union, and China.
Aditya L1 mission: Aditya L1 was successfully launched on Sept 2 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The spacecraft, after travelling about 1.5 million km from Earth over 125 days, is expected to be placed in a Halo orbit around the Lagrangian point L1, considered closest to the Sun.
Chandrayaan-3 was India's third mission to the moon, and the second attempt to carry out a soft-landing on the lunar surface. ISRO managed to place the Vikram lander on the lunar surface and roll out the robotic rover, Pragyaan.
PM Modi on Chandrayaan-3: On August 23, the Vikram lander made its historic touchdown on the Moon and subsequently, the Pragyan rover was deployed. The scientific instruments in the lander and rover were operated continuously for one lunar day as per the defined mission life.
ISRO VSSC Recruitment 2023 online applications have been started at the official website, isro.gov.in. Candidates holding the required qualifications and experience can submit applications online on or before November 27. Check qualification, experience, selection criteria and other details below.
Gaganyaan mission: The Gaganyaan project envisages a demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching a crew of three members into an orbit of 400 km for a 3-day mission and bringing them safely back to earth by landing in Indian waters.
ISRO has said that there will be more such test flight launches in the future to demonstrate the performance of the crew escape system of the Gaganyaan mission.
Gaganyaan mission: ISRO Chairman S Somanath said that the first test vehicle flight will be conducted on October 21. After that we have planned for three more test missions, D2, D3, D4. We will hold thorough tests during the test flight sequence.
Gaganyaan mission: According to ISRO officials, the Gaganyaan project would demonstrate India's capability of taking a crew of two to three members to a circular orbit of about 400 km around the earth for a one-to-three days mission and bring them back safely to earth.
Riding on the success of Chandrayaan-3, the ISRO chief said that India is ready for the Venus mission and that payloads have been developed for the future mission.
Aditya L1 update: The US Space Agency launched the Parker Solar Probe in 2018 to study the Sun's outer corona. America's Parker Solar Probe was somehow successful in avoiding this solar storm.
ISRO is planning to launch the first test vehicle mission of Gaganyaan in a month or two to validate the crew escape system, an official from the space agency has informed.
Aditya-L1 launch: As the launch vehicle carrying Aditya L1, the country's maiden solar mission, lifted off successfully from Sriharikota, Annapurni Subramaniam, director, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, said the mission will be first to probe into the innermost part of the Sun- Corona.
Aditya L1 launch: The PSLV C57rocket carrying the Aditya-L1 orbiter, lifted off successfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 11.50 am today (September 2).
Aditya L1 launch: The ISRO successfully placed a lander on the unexplored lunar South Pole, a feat that put India in the record books as the first country to do so. According to the agency, the Aditya-L1 mission is expected to reach the observation point in four months.
Aditya L1 launch: Aditya L1 is mainly designed for providing remote observations of the solar corona and conduct in-situ observations of the solar wind at L1 (Sun-Earth Lagrangian point), which is about 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth.
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