New Delhi: The Indian Area Analysis Organisation (ISRO) introduced that India’s first space-based photo voltaic observatory, Aditya-L1 accomplished its first halo orbit across the Solar-Earth L1 level on Tuesday. The photo voltaic observatory was launched on Sept 2, 2023, and inserted into its focused halo orbit on Jan 6, 2024.
The analysis division within the launched assertion knowledgeable that the Aditya-L1 spacecraft within the Halo orbit takes 178 days to finish a revolution across the L1 level.
“In the present day, Aditya-L1 accomplished its first halo orbit across the Solar-Earth L1 level. Inserted on January 6, 2024, it took 178 days, to finish a revolution,” ISRO mentioned.
In the present day, Aditya-L1 accomplished its first halo orbit across the Solar-Earth L1 level. Inserted on January 6, 2024, it took 178 days, to finish a revolution.
In the present day’s station-keeping manoeuvre ensured its seamless transition into… pic.twitter.com/yB6vZQpIvE
— ISRO (@isro) July 2, 2024
ISRO additionally mentioned that throughout the journey within the halo orbit, the Aditya-L1 spacecraft can be subjected to numerous perturbing forces that can trigger it to depart from the focused orbit.
“Throughout its journey within the halo orbit, Aditya-L1 spacecraft can be subjected to numerous perturbing forces that can trigger it to depart from the focused orbit. It underwent two station-keeping manoeuvres on February 22 and June 7, respectively, to take care of this orbit,” Isro mentioned within the launch.
“In the present day’s third station-keeping manoeuvre has ensured that its journey continued into the second halo orbit path round L1,” the analysis division added.
ISRO said that the understanding of varied perturbing forces appearing on the spacecraft helped in figuring out the trajectory precisely.
