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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

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 02.09.23, 01:36 PM
The approach to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
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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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The PSLV Aditya L1

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

The Aditya L1 is readied for launch
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The Aditya L1 is readied for launch

Crowds gather outside the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota
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Crowds gather outside the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota

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
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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
Preparations on for the launch
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Preparations on for the launch

The Tricolour and the Ashok Stambh adorn the Aditya L1
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The Tricolour and the Ashok Stambh adorn the Aditya L1

Aditya-L1 blasted off from Sriharikota at 11.50am
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Aditya-L1 blasted off from Sriharikota at 11.50am

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

Schoolgirls erupt in joy at the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum in Kolkata on Saturday the moment the Aditya L1 lifts off from Sriharikota
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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
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated ISRO for the successful launch of Aditya L1, India's first space-based solar observatory
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated ISRO for the successful launch of Aditya L1, India's first space-based solar observatory

The Aditya L1 makes it way
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The Aditya L1 makes it way

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

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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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

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

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