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ISRO performs trajectory correction manoeuvre on Aditya L-1
“The Spacecraft is healthy and on its way to Sun-Earth L1,” ISRO said.
Aditya L-1 / (Image: ISRO)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has performed a trajectory correction manoeuvre (TCM) on the Aditya L1 spacecraft, the country's maiden solar mission. "A Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre (TCM), originally provisioned, was performed on October 6, 2023, for about 16 seconds," ISRO said.
The space agency announced that the action was necessary to correct the trajectory evaluated after tracking the Trans-Lagrangean Point 1 Insertion (TL1I) manoeuvre performed on September 19, 2023. TCM ensures that the spacecraft is on its intended path towards the Halo orbit insertion around L1.
“The Spacecraft is healthy and on its way to Sun-Earth L1,” ISRO said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. The space agency added that as the spacecraft continues to move ahead, the magnetometer will be turned on again within a few days.
Aditya-L1 was launched on September 2, 2023, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. It is the first coronagraphy spacecraft to study the solar atmosphere.
The instruments of Aditya-L1 are tuned to observe the solar atmosphere, mainly the chromosphere and corona. In-situ instruments will observe the local environment at L1. There are seven payloads on board, with four for remote sensing of the Sun and three for in-situ observation.
The solar spacecraft will be orbiting at about 1.5 million km from Earth in a halo orbit around the L1 Lagrange point between the Earth and the Sun where it will study the solar atmosphere, solar magnetic storms, and their impact on the environment around the Earth. As per ISRO, the spacecraft commenced data collection on September 18, 2023.
https://x.com/isro/status/1710887748511375711?s=20
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