Halo orbit

India’s Solar Observatory Aditya L1 Concludes Its First Halo Orbit

02 Jul 2024

India's first solar observatory Aditya L1, has successfully concluded its halo orbit around Sun-Earth L1 Lagrangian point, announced ISRO on Monday. Taking to X, ISRO said, 'Today, Aditya-L1 completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 point. Inserted on January 6, 2024, it took 178 days, to complete a...

Magnetometer Boom Successfully Deployed on Aditya-L1 in Halo Orbit

27 Jan 2024

The Aditya-L1 satellite's 6-meter magnetometer boom, which had been in a stowed condition for 132 days since its launch, was successfully deployed on January 11, 2024, in the Halo orbit at Lagrange point L-1. Equipped with two advanced fluxgate magnetometer sensors, the boom measures the low-intensity interplanetary magnetic field in...