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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for its next mission to the Sun after successfully landing a moon lander near the South Pole of the moon. ISRO Chairman S. Somanath announced that the Aditya-L1 satellite, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, will be launched in September. The satellite will take approximately 120 days to travel about 1.5 million km to reach its destination and study the solar atmosphere.

The Aditya-L1 spacecraft will be placed into a halo orbit around the first Lagrange point, L1, of the Sun-Earth system. This orbit will provide the advantage of continuous viewing of the Sun without occultation or eclipses. The satellite will be carried by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and integrated shortly with the rocket.

Following the Sun mission, ISRO will conduct the Gaganyaan abort mission demonstration, which is part of India’s human space mission. This mission is planned for September or October this year. ISRO also has plans to orbit the INSAT 3DS satellite with its GSLV rocket and launch the Anwesha satellite and XPoSAT, a dedicated polarimetry mission to study bright astronomical X-ray sources.

In addition to these missions, ISRO is testing various systems for its LVM3 rocket, which will be used for the maiden human space mission. The organization has also scheduled a flight to Venus, known as the Venus Mission, for 2024. Further details regarding the mission are yet to be disclosed.

ISRO’s recent achievement with the moon landing has provided a boost to the organization, and it continues to pave the way for India’s ambitious space exploration endeavors.

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