"ISRO's Aditya-L1 Mission Prepares for Final Orbit Insertion Tomorrow"

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"ISRO's Aditya-L1 Mission Prepares for Final Orbit Insertion Tomorrow"
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ISRO's Aditya-L1 satellite, India's first space-based solar observatory, is set to reach its destination orbit on January 6, completing a 126-day journey. Positioned at the Lagrangian Point-1, 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, it will study the Sun to better understand solar dynamics and space weather. The satellite will provide continuous monitoring of the Sun, offering early warnings for solar storms to protect satellites and other infrastructure in space worth over Rs 50,000 crores. The mission's scientific objectives include studying the solar atmosphere, coronal mass ejections, and the solar wind, contributing valuable data for space weather prediction and research.

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