2021–Present: Lunar Return, New Stations and Deep-Space Science
Aditya-L1
India’s first solar observatory; entered halo orbit in January 2024.
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- Launch
- year known only: 2023
- Lead / partner
- India
- Target
- Sun–Earth L1
- Category
- Solar observatory
- Status
- Operational
- Vehicle
- PSLV-XL C57
- Mass
- unknown
- Orbit / trajectory
- Sun–Earth L1 orbit
- Duration
- 5.2 years (planned) (elapsed)
Why it happened
Aditya-L1 flew during 2021–Present: Lunar Return, New Stations and Deep-Space Science, as part of India's work toward sun–earth l1. A sourced write-up of the context around this mission is still on the editorial queue; nothing here is invented to fill the gap.
The mission
The full narrative of this mission is pending research and writing. What is recorded so far: India’s first solar observatory; entered halo orbit in January 2024.
Results
India’s first solar observatory; entered halo orbit in January 2024.
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Sources & image credits
- Debapratim and Chinakpradhan, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · license: cc-by-sa-2.0 (source, checked 2026-08-23)
- Mission record: AntarikshPedia canonical dataset (data-sources/missions_timeline.md)
- Specifications reference: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog
