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Aditya-L1 spacecraft, India's first solar mission, has successfully performed the second earth-bound manoeuvre

The space agency said Vikram Lander has been set into sleep mode around 8 am Monday. Payloads have been switched off while lander receivers are kept on

ISRO scientist N Valarmathi who did the countdown for a number of missions including the Chandrayaan-3 died in Chennai on September 2 following cardiac arrest

In an update on 'X,' ISRO stated that upon receiving the command, the Vikram lander successfully fired its engines, lifting itself by approximately 40 cm as anticipated, and safely landed at a distance of 30 to 40 cm away.

ISRO on Sunday said it has successfully performed the first earth-bound manoeuvre of the country's maiden solar mission, Aditya L1

Odyssey of Indian space programmes may appear all of a sudden but each is according to a master plan — from the first satellite Aryabhatta to Chandrayaan-3

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday congratulated ISRO and the scientists on the successful launch of Aditya-L1.

It takes nearly one year for a team of 150 scientists, engineers and technicians of the CTTC to produce the high-standard components, he said.

The Aditya-L1 spacecraft is an unmanned observation satellite that India's space agency ISRO wants to use to monitor the sun's activities, and learn more about how these impact space weather phenomena such as solar storms.

The PSLV-C57 has placed the unmanned spacecraft into the halo orbit. And with this attempt, ISRO wants to monitor and study sun in more detail, including solar storms.

The Chief Minister said the achievement by India's scientists in the field of space research would be a proud moment for every Indian.

The Prime Minister proclaimed India's commitment to persist in its scientific endeavors "for the betterment of all humankind through a deeper comprehension of the Universe."

The lander and rover, 'Vikram' and 'Pragyaan', respectively, were still functioning and "our team with scientific instruments are doing a lot of work now," he said

The vehicle has placed the satellite precisely into its intended orbit. India's first solar observatory has begun its journey to the destination of Sun-Earth L1 point, the agency said

ISRO on Saturday launched the country's ambitious Solar mission, Aditya L1 eyeing history again after its successful lunar expedition, Chandrayan 3 a few days ago

The PSLV-C57.1 rocket carrying the Aditya-L1 orbiter will lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 11.50 am on Saturday

The country's maiden solar mission -- Aditya-L1 is all set to be launched today at 11:50 am from the launch pad at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh

The XL variant of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle seems to have an interesting connection with Moon, Mars and now the Sun

ISRO is all set to launch India's maiden solar mission, Aditya L1, from the spaceport here on Saturday, the countdown for which was on

ISRO is continuously carrying out processes for enhancement of launch frequency of LVM-3, Mission Director of Chandrayaan-3 S Mohanakumar said on Friday.