Gallery

A visual tour of the Sun and the Aditya-L1 mission. Most scenes below are original illustrations created for this site; the group photograph is an official ISRO image. For live solar photography see The Sun Today.

Solar scenes

The Sun — our nearest star

PSLV-C57 liftoff, 2 Sep 2023

Halo orbit around L1

The million-degree corona

A coronal mass ejection

A solar flare erupts

Aditya-L1 on station

Scientists, engineers and academics at ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1 appraisal meeting in May 2023

Aditya-L1 science community at ISRO, May 2023

A star under constant watch

Tap a scene to enlarge its caption. Illustrations are original CSS artwork, not official mission photographs. Group photograph: ISRO.

Watch: official mission videos

Explore Aditya-L1 in ISRO's own words and footage on their official channels:

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Aditya-L1 launch →

The PSLV-C57 liftoff from Sriharikota.

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Halo orbit insertion →

Arrival at the L1 Lagrange point.

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ISRO mission page →

Official updates, images and results.

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