what is aditya l1

Aditya L1 is a planned coronagraphy spacecraft to study the solar atmosphere, currently being designed and developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and various other Indian research institutes. It will be placed in a halo orbit around the L1 point between the Earth and the Sun where it will study the solar atmosphere, solar magnetic storms, and their impact on the environment around Earth. The mission was originally planned to be a coronagraphy spacecraft, but its scope has since been expanded to be a comprehensive solar and space environment observatory to be placed at the Lagrange point L1, so the mission was renamed "Aditya-L1". The spacecraft shall be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) and will observe the outermost layers of the Sun (the corona) using electromagnetic and particle and magnetic field detectors. The major science objectives of Aditya-L1 mission are to study the solar corona, solar magnetic field, and to investigate the dynamics of coronal mass ejections. As of July 2019, the mission has an allocated cost of ₹378.53 crore excluding launch costs. The Aditya-L1 mission was launched on September 7, 2023, and is currently orbiting Earth, studying the Sun and attempting to solve pressing solar mysteries.