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Aditya-L1 solar observatory spacecraft

Aditya-L1 is India’s first space-based solar observatory, built and operated by ISRO for continuous observations of the Sun from a halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 point. The spacecraft studies the photosphere, chromosphere, corona, solar wind, and eruptive space weather.

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Aditya-L1
Full Name
Aditya-L1 solar observatory spacecraft
Roles
orbiterobservatoryresearch
Status
active
Type
spacecraft

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Aditya-L1 is India’s first space-based solar observatory, built and operated by ISRO for continuous observations of the Sun from a halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 point. The spacecraft studies the photosphere, chromosphere, corona, solar wind, and eruptive space weather.
First Flight Year
2,023
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Operator
Programs
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Spacecraft Specs
Launch Mass Kg
1480.7
Reusability
expendable

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Creation Time
August 1, 2026 at 00:09:03 UTC
Updated Time
August 13, 2026 at 18:45:14 UTC