At which Lagrange point does the Aditya-L1 spacecraft orbit?
L1
Aditya-L1 is India's first space-based solar observatory. It was launched by ISRO on PSLV-C57 on 2 September 2023 and was inserted into a halo orbit around the Sun–Earth Lagrange point 1 (L1) on 6 January 2024.
L1 lies about 1.5 million km from Earth towards the Sun. From there the spacecraft can watch the Sun continuously without any eclipse or occultation, which is why the mission is named "Aditya-L1".
L2 lies on the far side of Earth away from the Sun (used by the James Webb Space Telescope), while GEO (geostationary orbit) and SSO (Sun-synchronous orbit) are Earth orbits, not Lagrange points.
Hence, Aditya-L1 orbits the L1 point.
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