about 1.5 million km :: In the Earth-Sun system, L1 is between Earth and the Sun about 1.5 million km (900,000 miles) from Earth—about four times farther from Earth than the Moon.
The first Lagrange point, L1, is located between Earth and the Sun, roughly one percent of the distance to the Sun. It's a great location for solar explorers such as Aditya-L1, as it allows for an unobstructed view of the Sun that is never...
The Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) payload studies the solar corona and dynamics of Coronal Mass Ejections. > The Solar Ultra-violet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) payload images the Solar Photosphere and Chromosphere in near...
The suit of Aditya L1 payloads are expected to provide most crucial information to understand the problems of coronal heating, Coronal Mass Ejection, pre-flare and flare activities, and their characteristics, dynamics of space weather, study of the...
If you could land here, all that extra weight would crush your bones and pulverize your internal organs. But if you take a look around, there's nothing here for you to actually land on, because the sun doesn't have any solid surface to speak...
PSLV-C57 rocket :: Aditya L1, the first space-based Indian mission to study the Sun, is scheduled to be launched at 11:50 pm on September 2 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The spacecraft will be launched using PSLV-C57 rocket.
Those interested in witnessing the launch of the Aditya-L1 mission can register themselves on the official link shared by ISRO. The registrations for the visitors have already begun from August 29. Here are the steps to get registered for...