Solar Mission
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NASA launches triple-satellite mission to better predict solar storm
Science | Sep 24, 2025, 10:37 PM ISTNASA has launched three space weather satellites on a SpaceX rocket. They will be placed at a distance of 1.6 million kilometers from Earth to better protect it.
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ISRO to launch ESA's Sun-studying Proba-3 satellite tomorrow
Science | Dec 03, 2024, 05:28 PM ISTProba-3 mission consists of two different satellites that will create many eclipses during their mission to help scientists study the Sun's corona. The spacecraft will launch from India.
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Solar storm impact detected by PAPA payload on ISRO's Aditya-L1 satellite: Details
Science | Feb 23, 2024, 02:25 PM ISTPAPA (Plasma Analyser Package for Aditya) was developed by ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) to support Aditya-L1's mission of studying the Sun's coronal heating processes and solar transients.
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Aditya-L1 spacecraft achieves successful deployment of magnetometer boom in space: What it means?
Science | Jan 25, 2024, 06:31 PM ISTIndia's Aditya-L1 spacecraft successfully deployed a 6-meter magnetometer boom in space, a critical step for its mission to study the Sun's chromosphere, corona, and interplanetary magnetic field.
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"Aditya-L1 in the precise Halo orbit, but..." ISRO Chief S Somanath offers Solar Mission insights
Science | Jan 06, 2024, 06:49 PM ISTThe Aditya-L1 was launched into low Earth orbit (LEO) on September 2, 2023, by the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL (PSLV-XL) variant. It reached its Halo orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1) on Saturday evening.
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ISRO Aditya L1 Updates: ISRO successfully places Aditya L-1 into halo orbit
Science | Jan 06, 2024, 08:00 PM ISTIndia'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.
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ISRO's Aditya-L1 mission records breakthrough in solar flare research
Science | Nov 07, 2023, 07:05 PM ISTLaunched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on September 2, 2023, the Aditya-L1 mission aims to provide comprehensive insights into the sun's dynamics and its impact on Earth's climate.
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Aditya L1 update: NASA reports increase in solar activity | Know how it can impact India's mission
Science | Sep 20, 2023, 02:08 PM ISTAditya 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.
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Solar mission: Aditya-L1 successfully undergoes second Earth-bound manoeuvre, says ISRO
India | Sep 05, 2023, 10:35 AM ISTThe spacecraft will undergo two more Earth-bound orbital manoeuvres before placing in the transfer orbit towards the Lagrange point L1.
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Aditya-L1: Satellite is healthy, first Earth-bound manoeuvre performed successfully, tweets ISRO
Science | Sep 03, 2023, 12:35 PM ISTThe PSLV C57 rocket carrying the Aditya-L1 orbiter, lifted off successfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on September 2.
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Aditya-L1 launch: How European Space Agency is assisting ISRO's maiden solar mission?
India | Sep 02, 2023, 05:24 PM ISTIn India's inaugural foray into space-based solar studies, the European Space Agency (ESA) is lending a crucial hand in significant ways.
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Aditya-L1 inches closer to Sun, a look at key persons involved in India's first solar mission
India | Sep 02, 2023, 02:54 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the ISRO scientists for their efforts behind the project. Various scientists played their part in the mission.
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Aditya-L1: PM Modi congratulates ISRO over India's first solar mission launch
India | Sep 02, 2023, 02:26 PM ISTIndia launched its first solar mission Aditya L1 today, days after the success of lunar mission Chandrayaan-3.
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WATCH VIDEO: Exact moment when ISRO’s maiden solar mission, Aditya- L1, launched
Science | Sep 02, 2023, 12:50 PM ISTAditya 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.
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Aditya L1 launch: What are the key objectives of India's maiden solar mission?
Science | Sep 02, 2023, 12:24 PM ISTAditya 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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Aditya L-1 launch: PSLV C57 carrying India's first solar mission lifts off successfully
India | Sep 02, 2023, 11:34 PM ISTAditya L1 launch updates: Aditya-L1 is India's first solar space observatory and will be launched by the PSLV-C57. It carried seven different payloads to have a detailed study of the sun, four of which will observe the light from the sun.
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India launches Aditya-L1 solar mission | Here are some facts about it
India | Sep 02, 2023, 12:11 PM ISTAhead of the solar mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation shared some key facts about the Aditya-L.
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ISRO's Aditya L1 Mission Live Stream: When and where to watch?
Technology | Sep 02, 2023, 10:25 AM ISTIn the wake of Chandrayaan-3's success, India's space agency, ISRO, is gearing up for an exciting new mission - Aditya L-1. This mission is all about exploring the Sun, generating a lot of enthusiasm within ISRO and the entire nation.
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Aditya-L1: Countdown for India's first mission to Sun starts, tweets ISRO
Science | Sep 01, 2023, 06:29 PM ISTThe countdown for the Aditya-L1 launch will start on September 1 at 12:10 PM as the Aditya-L1 Solar Mission is all set for a launch on September 2 at 11:50 AM from the Sriharikota spaceport.
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For first time in history, NASA spacecraft touches Sun | Watch
Science | Dec 16, 2021, 05:14 PM ISTLaunched in 2018 to explore the mysteries of the Sun, the Parker Solar Probe has, so far, completed nine full orbits of the Sun. Before its prime mission ends in 2025, it will complete another 15 orbits.