Aditya-L1 is a space-based Indian mission to study the Sun. The spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) . The mission aims to study the solar atmosphere, mainly the chromosphere and corona, using electromagnetic and particle and magnetic field detectors. Aditya-L1 will be able to provide observations of the Suns outermost layers, the corona, and study solar magnetic storms and their impact on the environment around Earth. The mission was originally planned to be a coronagraphy spacecraft to study the solar atmosphere, but the scope of the mission has since been expanded to be a comprehensive solar and space environment observatory. The Aditya-L1 payloads are expected to provide crucial information to understand the problem of coronal heating, coronal mass ejection, pre-flare and flare activities and their characteristics, dynamics of space weather, propagation of particle and fields, etc. . The major science objectives of Aditya-L1 mission are to study the following:
- The coronal heating problem
- Coronal mass ejection
- Pre-flare and flare activities and their characteristics
- Dynamics of space weather
- Propagation of particle and fields
As of September 2023, the mission has been launched and is now orbiting Earth, studying the Sun and attempting to solve pressing solar mysteries.
