Thu. May 2nd, 2024
  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that it successfully performed Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre (TCM).
  • ISRO said that TCM was performed to correct the trajectory. TCM ensures that the spacecraft is on its intended path towards the Halo orbit.
  • Aditya-L1 spacecraft is moving towards the Lagrangian 1 (L1) point which lies between the sun-earth line.
  • L1 is about 1.5 million km from the earth. It is approximately 1% of the earth-sun distance.
  • Aditya-L1 is expected to arrive at the L1 point by January 2024.
  • Aditya-L1 is the first Indian space-based observatory to study the Sun.
  • Aditya L1 was successfully launched on September 2 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota.

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