Aditya L1, India's first solar mission, lifts off from Sriharikota to study Sun. Pics

India successfully launched its maiden solar expedition, the Aditya L1 mission, with ISRO's PSLV rocket. ...read more

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Aditya-L1 spacecraft takes off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, on a four-month voyage to study the Sun.(AFP)

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launches solar mission, Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Saturday.(ISRO FB)

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Bari Brahman of CRPF 38 Battalion celebrate the launch of Aditya L1 mission satellite, in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba on Saturday.(ANI)

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Students and priests extend their wishes to the ISRO's Aditya-L1, ahead of its launch, in Patna, Saturday.(PTI)

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Aditya-L1 on board PSLV-C57 seen in clear skies shortly after its launch in Sriharikota, Saturday.(PTI)

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath with other scientists during the launch of Aditya-L1 on board PSLV-C57, at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, Saturday.(PTI)

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A student celebrates after watching the live stream of the launch of PSLV XL rocket carrying the Aditya-L1 spacecraft in Kolkata on September 2.(AFP)

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People watch as the PSLV XL rocket carrying the Aditya-L1 spacecraft is launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on September 02.(AFP)