CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -ISRO is planning to launch the Aditya-L1 mission, the first Indian space mission to observe the Sun by June/July 2023.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aditya L1 Mission is the first Indian space mission to study the Sun. The ISRO is planning to launch the Aditya L1 to observe the Sun in the year 2023. Aditya L1 Missio was conceived by the Advisory Committee for Space Research in January 2008.

Detailed explanation-3: -L1 orbit allows Aditya-L1 to look at the Sun continuously. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch the Aditya-L1 mission by June or July this year. Aditya-L1 is the first Indian space mission to observe the Sun and the solar corona.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aditya-L1 Mission is India’s first solar mission planned by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Detailed explanation-5: -It is currently being designed and developed by ISRO and various other Indian research institutes. First dedicated Indian mission to observe the Sun, it is planned to be launched in June-July 2023 aboard a PSLV-XL launch vehicle. It was conceptualised in 2008 and was initially envisaged as a small 400 kg satellite.