ISRO prepares for PSLV-XL Proba-3 mission launch to study Sun's corona

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The ISRO PSLV-XL Proba-3 mission is set to launch at 4:08 PM IST from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. This mission is a collaboration between ISRO and the European Space Agency (ESA). Proba-3 will use two satellites, the Occulter and the Coronagraph, to create artificial solar eclipses for studying the Sun's corona. This technology demonstration allows for up to six hours of continuous observation. In contrast, ISRO's Aditya L1 mission involves a single spacecraft at the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1, focusing on solar research and space weather dynamics.


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