After the Moon Mission, ISRO to focus on Venus and Sun

ISRO will be sending up its Aditya-L1, a coronagraphy satellite, on a PSLV rocket to study the solar atmosphere towards the end of August or early September.

Published By: Pranav Sawant | Published: Aug 23, 2023, 10:17 PM (IST)

The successful moon shot on Wednesday has come like a booster shot for the officials of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which is now gearing up for a mission to the Sun. India on Wednesday evening successfully landed its moon lander near the South Pole of the moon. Also Read: ISRO begins YUVIKA 2026 space program: Students to witness rocket launches and space activities

The Aditya-L1 spacecraft -- the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun -- is at India's rocket port in Sriharikota and is getting ready for the launch. Also Read: What ISRO’s planned semi-cryogenic engine deal with Russia could mean for India’s space plans

ISRO will be sending up its Aditya-L1, a coronagraphy satellite, on a PSLV rocket to study the solar atmosphere towards the end of August or early September. Also Read: GalaxEye launches Mission Drishti, India’s largest private satellite: What it does

According to the ISRO, the spacecraft will be placed into a halo orbit around the first Lagrange point, L1, of the Sun-Earth system.

The satellite around the L1 point has the major advantage of continuously viewing the Sun without occultation/eclipses.

The Aditya-L1 satellite -- named after the Sun God -- will be carried by Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

ISRO has also slated a flight to Venus -- Venus Mission -- in 2024. Whether it is going to be a 'Night Flight to Venus' will be known later.

IANS

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