Aditya-L1 takes off to study the Sun, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle takes off from Sriharikota at 11.50 am, and in one of its longest flights, launches the spacecraft into a highly eccentric orbit around the Earth .
Science and Technology
ISRO, Aditya-L1 is the first space-based observatory to study the Sun. The spacecraft, after traveling about 1.5 million km from the Earth over 125 days, is expected to be placed in a Halo orbit around the Lagrangian point L1 which is considered closest to the Sun. It will be PSLV's "longest flight" for about 63 minutes. ISRO on Saturday launched the country's ambitious Solar mission, Aditya L1. As the 23.40-hour countdown concluded, the 44.4 meter tall Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) soared majestically at the prefixed time of 11.50 am from this spaceport, located on the Eastern coast about 135 km from Chennai.
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