| Organization | Indian Space Research Organisation |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Solar study |
| Satellite of | Earth |
| Launch date | 2012 from Sriharikota, India[1] |
| Launch vehicle | GSLV[1] |
| Mass | 100 kg |
Aditya, (Sanskrit: आदित्य, lit: Sun[2]) 
pronunciation (help·info)) is a space craft whose mission is to study the Sun. It was conceptualised by the Advisory Committee for Space Research in January 2008.[1] It has been designed[3] and will be built and launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).[1] ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair announced the approval of this mission on 10 November 2008.[4]
Aditya is proposed to be sent to space by 2012 to study the solar corona. This part of the Sun has temperatures of over one million degrees, with raging solar winds that reach a velocity of up to 1000 km a second. The satellite will carry as its payload an advanced solar coronagraph.[1]
It will be a small 100 kilograms (220 lb) satellite projected to cost about Rs. 50 crore (US$ 10 million),[1] and likely to be placed into a near earth orbit of 600 km. The spacecraft's mission will be to study the fundamental problems of coronal heating, and other phenomena that take place in the Earth's magnetosphere.
This is one of the first scheduled projects in a road map formulated by the Advisory Committee for Space Research.[1] This committee comprises individuals from the ISRO Satellite Centre, Udaipur Solar Observatory, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Radio Astronomy Centre, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, and several universities.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "ISRO planning to launch satellite to study the sun". The Hindu. 2008-01-13. http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/01/13/stories/2008011354801000.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "Aditya". Spoken Sanskrit. http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&tinput=aditya&country_ID=&trans=Translate&direction=AU. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ^ "After Chandrayaan-1's moon voyage, ISRO's Aditya to scout sun's surf". United News of India. 2008-11-11. http://www.uniindia.com/unilive%5Cunisite.nsf/All/2313550E763810CD652574FE0032C1B6. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ^ "ISRO to develop Sun mission 'Aditya'". Zee News. 2008-11-10. http://www.zeenews.com/Sci-Tech/Space-/2008-11-10/482278news.html. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
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