India's first solar mission 'Aditya L-1' will be launched this month, preparations begin in full swing

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India's first solar mission Aditya L-1 is going to be launched in June-July. This mission will send a spacecraft to study the Sun. ISRO chief Dr. S. Somnath made this announcement recently. Another important thing in the current information is that the payload visible line emission coronagraph for the spacecraft was given to ISRO. The payload is prepared by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. VELC is the most important and primary payload of this spacecraft. VELC has taken more than 15 years to build. It is therefore considered a very complex payload.

The #VELC handover ceremony was a success, with many congratulations flowing in for the VELC team. We were happy to have Shri S. Somanath Chairman #ISRO , Nigar Shaji, PD of #AdityaL1 , M. Sankaran Dir URSC, Usha Dixit of @IndiaDST and many others.
A big thank you to the media too! pic.twitter.com/N8uLMni2YD

— IIAstrophysics (@IIABengaluru) January 27, 2023

How was this mission named?
India's Suryayan mission has a total of 7 payloads. Of which six payloads have been prepared by ISRO and one by other organizations. The spacecraft will be placed in orbit at L1 i.e. Lagrange point 1 between Earth and Sun. For this Suryaan mission is named 'Aditya L-1'.

Where will this spacecraft be positioned?
There is a parking lot at Lagrange Point A Space. Where many satellites have been parked. India's Sunyaan will be stationed at this point, about 15 lakh kilometers from Earth. From this place he will study the Sun.

Correct examination of VELC payload after loading
Soon the VELC and other payloads will be set aboard the Aditya-L1 spacecraft at the UR Rao Satellite Center in Bengaluru. They will then be loaded into the PSLV rocket and taken to the launch pads. The principal investigator of the VELC payload said that the scientific camera installed in this payload will provide us with very good resolution images from the Sun.

Why study of Sun is necessary

• Every planet and outside the solar system, including Earth, is growing in number of exoplanets, and this growth is controlled by the host star. Solar weather and atmosphere, determined by the processes occurring in and around the Sun, affect the entire Solar System.
• Studying the Sun becomes important because continuous solar observations are needed to learn about and track storms on Earth and predict their effects.

How many solar missions have been sent so far?
So far, a total of 22 Suryayan missions have been sent by countries like America, Germany, European Space Agency. NASA has sent the most solar missions. Pioneer-5 mission was first sent by NASA.