Aditya-L1
Indian solar probe
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Summary
Aditya-L1 is a solar probe[1]. Aditya-L1 draws 1,181 Wikipedia views per month (solar probe category, ranking #5 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Indian Space Research Organisation[3]
- Manufacturer: Indian Space Research Organisation[4], Indian Institute of Astrophysics[5], Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics[6], U. R. Rao Satellite Centre[7], Physical Research Laboratory[8], Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre[9], Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems[10]
- Has use: solar observation[11]
- Commons category: Aditya L1[12]
- Space launch vehicle: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL[13]
- Country of origin: India[14]
- Type of orbit: halo orbit[15], heliocentric orbit[16]
- UTC date of spacecraft launch: September 2, 2023[17]
- Spacecraft bus: I-1K[18]
- Significant event: rocket launch[19]
- Official website: https://www.isro.gov.in/Aditya_L1.html[20], https://www.isro.gov.in/ISRO_HINDI/Aditya_L1.html[21]
- Carries scientific instrument: Visible Emission Line Coronagraph[22], Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope[23], Solar Low Energy X-ray Spectrometer[24], High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer[25], Aditya Solar Wind Particle Experiment[26], Plasma Analyser Package for Aditya[27], Advanced Tri-axial High-Resolution Digital Magnetometers[28]
- Start point: Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad[29]
- Native label: आदित्य[30]
- Mass: 1475 kg[31]
Why It Matters
Aditya-L1 has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Aditya-L1 is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]