September 2, 2023: Aditya-L1 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota
September 3-15: Four Earth-bound maneuvers conducted
September 18: Aditya-L1 commences the collection of scientific data
September 19: Starts travel to the Sun-Earth L1 point
September 30: The spacecraft escapes the sphere of Earth's influence
December 1: Solar wind Ion Spectrometer (SWIS) in the Aditya Solar wind Particle Experiment (ASPEX) payload is made operational
December 8: The SUIT payload captures full-disk images of the Sun in near ultraviolet wavelengths
January 6: Aditya-L1 to enter into the final orbit
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b) To study chromospheric and coronal heating, physics of the partially ionized plasma, initiation of the coronal mass ejections, and flares
c) Observe the in-situ particle and plasma environment providing data for the study of particle dynamics from the Sun
d) Physics of the solar corona and its heating mechanism
e) Diagnostics of the coronal and coronal loops plasma: Temperature, velocity and density.
f) Identify the sequence of processes that occur at multiple layers (chromosphere, base and extended corona) which eventually leads to solar eruptive events.
g) Magnetic field topology and magnetic field measurements in the solar corona.
h) Drivers for space weather (origin, composition and dynamics of solar wind.
Cost of the project - Rs 300 crore