ISRO Chief Confirms Aditya L1 Mission Launch Scheduled For August-End
ISRO is preparing for several missions in the coming weeks, including the Chandrayaan III lunar mission expected to launch next month. Additionally, the space agency is also focused on the Aditya L1 Mission, its first-ever mission to the Sun, which is scheduled to be ready by the end of August, according to ISRO Chief S Somanath.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the event, Somanath was asked about the status of the Aditya L1 mission and when it is expected to launch. “Satellites are now being integrated and payloads developed by various agencies have reached the satellite hub,” he was quoted as saying by ANI in a report. “It goes through a lot of tests like vibration and a lot of things,” he adds.
He also talks about the Aurinkomattan launch vehicle and repeats the heavy load that the space agency plans to pull in the next few weeks. “The mission payloads will go to the PSLV, but we have another launch scheduled, so our target for the Aditya L1 mission is at the end of August,” Somanath said in the video.
Aditya-L1 is India’s first dedicated scientific mission to study the Sun and was earlier confirmed to launch in June or July. But with Chandrayaan III entering the mix, ISRO seems to have moved the launch timeline to August, giving the agency more time for its tests and other inputs.
This mission is confirmed to have seven payloads that will observe the photosphere, chromosphere and the Sun’s outer layers (corona), providing a greater advantage in observing solar activity and its impact on space weather, according to ISRO officials.
The satellite’s scientific studies will improve our current understanding of the solar corona and also provide important information for space weather studies,” ISRO officials said earlier this year.
