Aditya-L1 Launch Countdown Begins: When and Where to Watch the Live Streaming of ISRO’s Maiden Solar Mission

India’s first solar mission, Aditya-L1, will launch today (September 2) at 11:50 am (STD) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The launch of the mission to the sun comes just days after the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully landed safely on the lunar surface. Aditya-L1 will be carried on ISRO’s PSLV rocket, which will undergo a 125-day space journey. Aditya in the mission title represents the sun.

Aditya-L1 solar mission launch: When and where to watch online

ISRO will launch its first solar mission at 11:50 AM (STD). according to According to the space agency, the Aditya-L1 launch will be livestreamed on various social media platforms starting at 11:20AM (UST).People can watch live event of Aditya-L1 launch at ISRO facebook pageand ISRO’s youtube channel. ISRO will also provide a live broadcast of the launch website. Users can also watch the launch of the Aditya-L1 mission by clicking the embedded video here.

Aditya-L1 is being launched to study the sun. It will be placed in a halo orbit around Lagrangian point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system. The point is about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. The L1 point gives satellites the advantage to view the Sun without any eclipses. According to ISRO, there are five Lagrangian points denoted as L1, L2, L3, L4 and L5.

The spacecraft will carry seven payloads. The journey will last 125 days, and the satellite is expected to be in orbit in mid-January.

IRSO plans to study the Sun because it is the closest star to Earth. A comprehensive understanding of the Sun could help scientists understand other stars in the Milky Way and beyond.