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India's maiden solar mission Aditya-L1 reaches final destination

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The Aditya-L1 spacecraft lifts off on board a satellite launch vehicle from the space center in Sriharikota, India, September 2, 2023. /CFP
The Aditya-L1 spacecraft lifts off on board a satellite launch vehicle from the space center in Sriharikota, India, September 2, 2023. /CFP

The Aditya-L1 spacecraft lifts off on board a satellite launch vehicle from the space center in Sriharikota, India, September 2, 2023. /CFP

India's maiden solar mission Aditya-L1 reached its final destination on Saturday.

The mission has reached the spot in space from where it can continuously watch the sun.

Aditya-L1 has been placed in a halo around the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1. The point is around 1.5 million kilometers from the Earth, in the direction of the sun.

Aditya-L1 was successfully launched in September 2023. Indian Space Research Organization said the solar mission will provide a greater advantage in observing solar activities.

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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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