Authorities of the India They assured that their Aditya-L1 solar observation probe reached this Saturday sun orbit after a trip four months and highlighted the fact as “the latest success of the ambitious space program”.
The satellite, used for explore the solar systemwas released in September, “carries a series of instrumentsto measure and observe the outermost layers of the sun“, reported the AFP news agency.
“The probe has already reached its final orbitto unravel the mysteries of the Sun-Earth connection“, declared on social networks the Indian minister of Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh.
“This is a testament to the relentless dedication of all our scientists”said, for his part, the prime minister Narendra Modiwho added that “we will continue exploring new scientific frontiers for the benefit of humanity, the event is a new milestone in the space program India“.
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The Aditya-L1 probe It is the first mission of an Asian country to go into orbit around the Sun. “Aditya”what does it mean Sun in Hindi, already traveled 1.5 million kilometers from the Landonly the 1% of the distance that separates the planet from the star Solar system.
“You are now at a point where the gravitational force of the two celestial bodies cancel each other out, allowing you to remain in one stable orbit around the Sun“, expanded the government information. And recalled that the space mission also aims to “shed light on other solar phenomena by obtaining images and measuring particles in the upper atmosphere of the Sun“.
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India and its space history
The program has grown significantly since the country first sent a probe into orbit. Moon in 2008. In that sense, India stated in August of last year that he became the first country to land an unmanned spacecraft near the lunar south polein largely unexplored.
USA and the European Space Agency (ESA) They sent numerous probes to the center of the Solar system in the 60s, with the program Pioneer of the POTwhile Japan and China launched their own solar observation missionsbut since earth orbit.
India He also claimed to be the first asian country in putting a ship in orbit around Mars in 2014 and plans to launch a manned mission from three days to earth orbitduring 2024.
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