The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently released the images of Aditya L1 mission.
Aditya L1 shall be the first space based Indian mission to study the Sun.
Lagrange point |
Home to |
L1 |
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Satellite SOHO |
L2 |
Was the home to the WMAP spacecraft Current home of Planck Future home of the James Webb Space Telescope |
The science of studying the Sun and its influence throughout the solar system is called heliophysics.
INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS TO SUN |
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Mission |
Aim |
Country |
Year |
Helios 1 and 2 |
To study the solar wind from an orbit carrying the spacecraft inside Mercury’s orbit. |
US & Germany |
1970 |
Pioneer 9 |
To measure solar wind and solar magnetic field) |
U.S |
1983 |
SOHO |
Investigation of Sun's core, corona, and solar wind; comet discoveries |
Europe & U.S. |
1995 |
Yohkoh |
To observe the solar flares at X-ray wavelengths |
Japan |
1991 |
Hinode |
Exploring the Sun's magnetic field and outer atmosphere |
Japan |
2006 |
Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) mission |
To capture unseen images of Sun |
U.S. |
2006 |
Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) |
To study the solar atmosphere. |
U.S. |
2013 |
To unlock the mysteries of the Sun's corona and solar wind. |
U.S. |
2018 |
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Aditya L1 |
Solar corona observation |
India |
Yet to be launched |
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