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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Aditya-L1 is India's first dedicated solar observatory, carrying seven payloads including VELC and SUIT, stationed at the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1.
- What is the difference between the VELC and SUIT payloads on Aditya-L1?
- Why was Aditya-L1 placed at Lagrange Point 1 rather than in Earth orbit?
- How many payloads does Aditya-L1 carry and what do they measure?
- How does Aditya-L1 differ from NASA's Parker Solar Probe?

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## Timeline

1. 2 September 2023

   India's Aditya-L1 mission, launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) aboard a PSLV-XL rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on , is the…

2. 6 January 2024

   After launch, the spacecraft executed a series of Earth-bound manoeuvres before a Trans-Lagrangian Point 1 Insertion burn, finally inserting into its halo or…

3. 6 December 2023

   By 2024 ISRO had begun releasing early science data, including SUIT's first full-disk images on and observations of CMEs and the intense solar storm activit…

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ISRO's Aditya-L1 inserted into its halo orbit around Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 on 6 January 2024, with its SUIT payload having returned the first full-disk near-ultraviolet solar images on 6 December 2023.

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