Aditya-L1 Mission: ISRO announces the date of first EarthBound firing to raise the orbit

India has successfully launched its first solar observatory, Aditya-L1, by PSLV-C57. The spacecraft has started generating power and its solar panels have been deployed. Aditya-L1 is on its way to the Sun-Earth L1 point, where it will study the Sun's atmosphere and help scientists to better understand how the Sun works.