Scroll down to follow Aditya-L1's journey — from an Earth parking orbit to a halo orbit 1.5 million km away. Each milestone fades in as you reach it.
PSLV-C57 lifts off from Sriharikota at 11:50 IST, placing Aditya-L1 into an elliptical Earth parking orbit.
A series of orbit-raising burns progressively stretches the orbit, building the energy needed to escape Earth's gravity.
The spacecraft breaks free of Earth orbit and begins its cruise toward the L1 point.
Aditya-L1 coasts about 1.5 million km toward the Sun–Earth L1 point, with a mid-course trajectory correction on the way.
126 days after launch, a precise burn captures Aditya-L1 into its halo orbit around L1 — its permanent science home.
The 6-metre boom carrying the magnetometer sensors unfurls, completing the observatory's instrument suite.
Aditya-L1 finishes its first full loop around L1 — about 178 days — after routine station-keeping manoeuvres.
On the mission's first anniversary, ISRO releases Aditya-L1 science data to the global research community, with further releases following.