<h5>Has Aditya-L1 reached Lagrange point 1?</h5><p>The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/isro-headed-to-the-sun-this-week">Aditya-L1</a> mission is India's first attempt to study the Sun. The spacecraft was launched on 2nd September 2023. It will be put in an orbit 1.5 million kilometres from Earth, around the Sun-Earth system's Lagrange point 1 (L1).</p><p>It’s been several days since the spacecraft was launched. However, reaching the L1 point takes time. It has not reached the L1 point yet but is on the way. After its launch, the spacecraft completed four Earth-bound manoeuvres successfully. It has also begun collecting scientific data.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/updates-about-isro-s-aditya-l1-mission%2FADITYA_L1_ONBOARD.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=8cc451a5-9ef3-4a4a-a4e3-bc944086bbb8" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>The Earth and Moon seen from Aditya-L1. Video by ISRO.</figcaption> </figure></div><h5>What scientific data is Aditya-L1 collecting?</h5><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/updates-about-isro-s-aditya-l1-mission%2FC57_Tracking.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=67c3124f-6663-452c-9e79-b04f21a8dc99" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>Lift-off video for Aditya-L1. Video by ISRO.</figcaption> </figure></div><p>An instrument on the Aditya-L1 known as the STEPS has started collecting scientific data. It has six sensors, each looking in a different direction and monitoring ions and electrons.</p><p>STEPS is a part of the spacecraft’s Aditya Solar Wind Particle EXperiment (ASPEX) payload. The data acquired during the Earth's orbit will help scientists analyse the behaviour of particles orbiting the Earth, particularly in the presence of the Earth's magnetic field. The instrument was activated on 10th September 2023.</p><p>STEPS will continue collecting data as Aditya-L1 moves towards the L1 point. It will also collect data after the spacecraft reaches its intended orbit. Data acquired near L1 might help scientists learn more interesting things about solar wind and space weather.</p><p>STEPS was built by Ahmedabad's Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) and the Space Applications Centre (SAC).</p><h5>How long till Aditya-L1 reaches the L1 point?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/updates-about-isro-s-aditya-l1-mission%2FISRO.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=8d0b512f-11d0-4936-8eeb-1d8404a12ae0"><figcaption>An image showing Aditya-L1 moving towards the L1 point. Photo by ISRO.</figcaption></figure><p>The spacecraft is moving towards the L1 point after ISRO successfully performed the Trans-Lagrangean Point 1 Insertion (TL1I) manoeuvre. After around 110 days, it will be inserted into an orbit around the L1 point.</p><p>This is the fifth time in a row that ISRO has moved an object on a path towards another celestial body or location in space.</p>

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