The spacecraft will undertake a comprehensive study “for benefit of the entire humanity,” according to New Delhi

India’s first solar observatory, Aditya-L1, was successfully placed into orbit, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced on Saturday, marking yet another achievement in the nation’s space exploration ambitions.

The mission, which was launched by the ISRO last September, carries seven different payloads to observe the light from the Sun and measure the plasma and magnetic fields.

The spacecraft reached Lagrange Point 1 (L1), which is a relatively stable location for the mission to make observations of the Sun for the next five years. 

“What we have achieved today is the exact placement based on our measurement and very correct prediction of the velocity requirement. Right now, in our calculation, it is at the right place, but we are going to monitor for the next few hours to see whether it is at the right place,” ISRO chairman S. Somanath told reporters.

Source: RT - Daily news