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title: "Which Spacecraft is Developed by ISRO to study the Sun?"  
description: "Which Spacecraft is Developed by ISRO to study the Sun?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2021-11-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94152/which-spacecraft-is-developed-by-isro-to-study-the-sun  
category: "space technology"  
tags: ["space science", "space programs"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Which Spacecraft is Developed by ISRO to study the Sun?

Which [Spacecraft is Developed](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94155/which-spacecraft-is-developed-by-isro-for-a-mission-to-venus) by ISRO to [study the Sun](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115032/which-upcoming-isro-mission-aims-to-study-the-sun-from-the-lagrange-point-l1)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Sanjay Goenka

**“[Aditya – L1”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya-L1) Spacecraft, developed by [ISRO](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94166/when-was-the-isro-logo-adopted) to study the sun**

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![Which Spacecraft is Developed by ISRO to study the Sun?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/9a2a4816-c57b-464d-bc6d-aea348a27a8b/images/d1127894-2c7d-44a8-95d2-adb6b694baac.jpeg) **\**

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This is the **first Indian satellite** which is **planned for 2022**, initially, it was **planned to launch in 2018- 2020** but due to some reasons, is late now. The mission of this chronographic satellite is to study the atmosphere of the Sun. it is being **developed and constructed by the ISRO** and with other Indian space institutions. The place where it has been inserted around the **L 1 line in the [Halo Orbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_orbit)** in between Earth and Sun. **\** **The main Works of Aditya- L 1** \
1- The **study of the sun** in the terms of the **solar atmosphere**, **solar magnetic storms**, and its **impact on the surface** of the earth and other planets. 2- The spacecraft will **study coronal heating, solar wind acceleration, [coronal Magnetometry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetometer), finding and studying the origin of the UV rays, and continuously observing the atmosphere of the sun.**\
3- This will also see the impact of **climate change in the atmosphere of the Sun** and predict the future of the other planets including earth. The **launch vehicle** which will be used **for the Aditya L 1** is **PSLV – XL**. And it will reach the **Sun's atmosphere** in around **109** earth Days after launch and will cover around **1,500,000 km** distance from the earth to the Sun. \
**Payloads of the satellites are as follows** \
1- **Visible emission line coronagraph** 2- **Aditya Solar wind practice experiment** 3- **Solar low energy X-ray spectrometer** 4- **High energy L1 Orbiting X- spectrometer** 5- **Solar Ultraviolet image Telescope**

6- **Plasma Analyser package for Aditya**\
7- **Magnetometer.** \


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