India’s first ever solar promontory Aditya L1 was launched successfully on Saturday by ISRO.

It is the first space-based solar observation spacecraft.-

Aditya-L1 will stay in orbit around Earth for 16 days to gain the necessary velocity for its journey towards the Sun.

To perform orbital manoeuvres, the Spacecraft will use its Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) engine to reach L1.

Aditya-L1 has a mission life of five years .

The main objective of the Aditya L1 to unravel the mystery of Sun's corona heat and its impact on space weather.

The budget of the Aditya L1 mission is estimated to be around Rs.500 crore.

The principal scientist for the Aditya L1 mission is Dr. Sankarasubramanian K.