India's Aditya-L1 Mission: Capturing Earth, Moon, and Sun in a Space Selfie
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India's Aditya-L1 is a solar observatory operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) that will study the sun from a gravitationally stable point called Lagrange point 1, around 1 million miles from Earth. The spacecraft will investigate the sun's atmosphere, corona, and surface, as well as study Earth's magnetic field and the space environment around L1. The mission's scientific payloads include instruments to measure the interplanetary magnetic field, observe the solar corona, study solar flares, and analyze the solar wind. Aditya-L1 was launched on September 2, 2023, and is expected to operate for around 5.2 years.
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