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The Indian Space Research Organisation on Saturday performed the final manoeuvre to inject Aditya-L1 spacecraft — the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun — into its final destination orbit, some 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth.
“India creates yet another landmark, country’s first solar observatory Aditya-L1 reaches its destination,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on X while announcing the news.
“Testament to relentless dedication of our scientists in realising among most complex space missions. I join nation in applauding extraordinary feat; we’ll continue to pursue new frontiers of science,” he added.