Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota to witness the launch of Aditya-L1.
Here are the details on ISRO's maiden mission to the sun -- Aditya-L1:
The launch of #AdityaL1 launch is scheduled at 11:50 am from #Sriharikota today. #PSLVC57 will launch Aditya-L1 spacecraft in a highly eccentric Earth-bound orbit.
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Here are the details on #AdityaL1Mission.#AdityaL1launch #sunmission #solarmission #ISRO #sun #ISROMissions pic.twitter.com/s0zahO1Psj
People gather in large numbers at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota to witness the launch of the Aditya-L1.
Annapurni Subramaniam, Director of Indian Institute of Astrophysics on Aditya-L1:
Dr. Anil Bharadwaj, Director of Physical Research Laboratory on ISRO's Aditya-L1 mission:
Programming Manager at the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium Delhi, Prerna Chandra on Aditya L1:
#WATCH | Delhi: Programming Manager at the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium Delhi, Prerna Chandra on Aditya L1 says, "Space agencies of other countries have already done observations on the Sun. India does not have a Sun observatory. With Aditya L1 India will also have observations… pic.twitter.com/ydxtxmEyHH
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Visuals of Aditya-L1 from a mission control centre at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota
"This is a very important day," says Astronomer and Professor RC Kapoor on Aditya L1 launch.
Former scientist of ISRO Manish Purohit on the Aditya L1 launch:
#WATCH | Delhi: Former scientist of ISRO Manish Purohit on the Aditya L1 launch says, " This is a big step forward for ISRO and India...With the new space policy, it has been clearly mandated that ISRO will be playing a big role in the space economy. So, ISRO has clearly taken a… pic.twitter.com/G47anzb96n
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