Published: 15:20, January 7, 2024 | Updated: 16:56, January 7, 2024
India's maiden solar mission Aditya-L1 reaches destination
By Xinhua

This handout screen grab taken and received from the live feed of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) website on Sept 2, 2023, shows the Aditya-L1 spacecraft take off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. (PHOTO / AFP)

NEW DELHI - India's maiden solar mission Aditya-L1 reached its final destination on Saturday.

The mission has reached the spot in space from where it can continuously watch the Sun.

Aditya-L1 has been placed in a halo around the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1. The point is around 1.5 million km from the Earth, in the direction of the Sun.

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Aditya-L1 was successfully launched in September 2023. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said the solar mission will provide a greater advantage in observing solar activities.