Aditya-L1 systems online, data soon

Two days after India's first solar observatory, Aditya-Ll was parked in an orbit around Lagrange Point-1 to observe various aspects of the Sun for the next five years, scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Monday said that all the instruments on the spacecraft have been turned on.

A senior Isro official said that all the seven key instruments were activated in a phased manner between Saturday and Sunday, and the first set of data may be available next week.

"The instruments are being tested now, and we can expect the first set of data coming in by the middle of this month," the official said.

On September 2, the Indian space agency launched the Aditya-L1 spacecraft from the spaceport in Sriharikota. After the launch, a series of Earth-bound manoeuvres were performed to ensure that the craft gathers enough momentum to set off on its 127-day journey.

After the final round of manoeuvres were completed on Saturday, the craft has been placed in a Halo Orbit around L1, about 1.5 million km from the Earth about 1% distance.