Aditya L1 Mission Flashcards
Introduction
Launched in Sept, 2023, positioned at a distance of 1.5 million km from earth, Aditya L1 is first space based Indian mission to study the Sun
Diagram for L1
Diagram of payloads
How many payloads
7
Which payload measure magnetic field at L1 point (Lagrange)
MAG
Which payload studying solar winds and solar particle ions
PAPA
Payload imaging solar photosphere and chromosphere
SUIT (Solar UV Imaging Telescope)
What is Full form of VELC
Visible Emission Line Corona
Role of VELC payload
Visible Emission Line Corona - study sun’s corona and coronal mass ejections
Which payload studying X-Ray flares
SoLEXS (Solar Low Energy X-ray Spectrometer)
Main functions of all payloads in simple terms
study x-ray flares + magnetic field + coronal mass ejection + UV Imaging
Solar particle ions - PAPA
Solar Wind - ASPEX
Coronal Mass ejection - VELC
L1-Magnetic fields - MAG
X-Ray Flares - SoLEX
UV-Imaging - SUIT
Role of ASPEX
Solar wind
Why study magnetic fields at L1
To under near earth space weather and its impact on satellite
Secondary pros of this mission
Demonstrate India tech prowess- ability to handle big data
International collaboration
Full form HEL1OS payload
High Energy- L1 Orbiting Spectrometer
