In pictures: India’s PSLV rocket lifts off on its maiden solar mission, Kolkatans rejoice

Aditya-L1 will stay approximately 1.5 million km away from Earth, will neither land on the Sun nor approach it any closer

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Published 02.09.23, 01:36 PM

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The approach to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

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The PSLV Aditya L1

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Isro scientists and other employees applaud as the rocket makes its way to the launch pad

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The Aditya L1 is readied for launch

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Crowds gather outside the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota

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In the run-up to the launch, school students in Kolkata were taken through an enriching session at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum on Saturday

Arnab Dutta

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Preparations on for the launch

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The Tricolour and the Ashok Stambh adorn the Aditya L1

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Aditya-L1 blasted off from Sriharikota at 11.50am

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Aditya L1 will take an approach similar to Chandrayaan-3 to reach its designated spot

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Schoolgirls erupt in joy at the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum in Kolkata on Saturday the moment the Aditya L1 lifts off from Sriharikota

Arnab Dutta

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated ISRO for the successful launch of Aditya L1, India's first space-based solar observatory

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The Aditya L1 makes it way

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Isro scientists observe the progress from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota

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Aditya L1 has been successfully injected in the right orbit, said ISRO chief. India’s first solar observatory has begun its journey to the destination of Sun-Earth L1 point, which will be 125 days

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Graphical representation of the Sun, as shared by ISRO during the live video of the launch of Aditya L1 on YouTube

Aditya L1 Launch Sriharikota Indian Space And Research Organisation (Isro)

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