Aditya-L1 Launch: 8 objectives of ISRO's first solar mission
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is all set for India's first solar mission named Aditya-L1 mission
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Aditya-L1 will be the first space-based Indian mission to study the Sun
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The observatory mission will be launched on September 2, 2023, at 11:50 hrs IST from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota
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Here are eight objectives of Aditya-L1 mission
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It plans to study the Sun's upper atmospheric (chromosphere and corona) dynamics
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The mission will also study chromospheric and coronal heating, physics of the partially ionized plasma, initiation of the coronal mass ejections, and flares
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It will observe in-situ particle and plasma environment which will provide data for the study of particle dynamics from the Sun
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Aditya-L1 plans to study the physics of solar corona and the heating mechanism
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The mission will also study the development, dynamics, and origin of CMEs (Coronal Mass Ejections)
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Aditya-L1 will attempt to identify the sequence of processes that occur at multiple layers of the Sun (chromosphere, base and extended corona). These processes eventually lead to solar eruptive events
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The magnetic field topology and magnetic field measurements in the solar corona will also be studied
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Aditya-L1 will observe and study drivers for space weather, that is, origin, composition and dynamics of solar wind