The Aditya L1 satellite was successfully placed into its final orbit on January 6, 2024, by the Indian Space Research Organisation, or ISRO. The information that Aditya L1 has successfully entered the Halo orbit around the L1 point was shared by ISRO on social media. Strictly using the motor and thrusters from the Ground Command Centre, which is almost 1.5 million miles away, ISRO completed what is said to be the most difficult task: placing the satellite in Halo orbit at the Lagrangian point. For the purpose of advancing the spacecraft to the L1 point, its propulsion system—which included a 440 Newton liquid Apogee motor, eight 22 Newton thrusters, and four 10 Newton thrusters—was occasionally ignited.
The success of ISRO has been praised, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that we would keep pushing the boundaries of science. It is a glorious start to the year for Bharat, according to Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh, as the nation, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, writes another chapter in its remarkable history as Aditya L1 reaches its final orbit to unlock the secrets of the Sun-Earth connection.
India’s first solar mission, Aditya L1, aims to view and analyse the Sun’s corona in order to comprehend its intense heat and how it affects Earth. The Lagrangian Point, or L1, is where eclipse-free solar observation is possible due to the Sun’s equilibrium gravitational pull on Earth. Aditya L1 completed four Earthbound manoeuvres and a Trans Lagrangian Point Insertion manoeuvre following its launch from Sriharikota.