'Aiming for the stars': Congratulations pour in after India successfully launches Aditya-L1 to the sun

The solar mission is projected to last five years and during this time, the satellite will orbit around L1 in an irregularly shaped orbit.

Ten days after the successful mission to the moon, India added yet another chapter to their space science history on Saturday with the successful launch of Aditya L1 to the sun.

The launch took place at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at around 11:50 am in the morning.

Twitter congratulated ISRO and their team for the successful launch on Saturday.

After the success of Chandrayaan-3, India continues its space journey.

Congratulations to our scientists and engineers at @isro for the successful launch of India’s first Solar Mission, Aditya -L1.

Our tireless scientific efforts will continue in order to develop better…

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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 2, 2023

A “Sunshine” moment for India! And a moment of destiny for all of us here at #Sriharikota who are part of the history in making.
Kudos team #ISRO for the successful launch of PSLV-C57/ #AdityaL1…India’s first Solar mission. pic.twitter.com/Eb607dZPII

— Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrJitendraSingh) September 2, 2023

We are truly aiming for the stars now. The pride and joy I feel seeing India make such great strides in the field of science is beyond words. #AdityaL1Launch #SolarMission @isro pic.twitter.com/9Ntfo17tvs

— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) September 2, 2023

The bright fumes of Aditya-L1 against the clear mid-day sky! pic.twitter.com/u5d6Bqtxzk

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— Col Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) September 2, 2023

Congratulating @isro for the successful launch of PSLV C57/Aditya-L1, at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, #Sriharikota

It is the first space-based Indian observatory to study the sun, another milestone for #NewIndia's space exploration journey!#AdityaL1Launch#IndiaTechadepic.twitter.com/hq11hXRlJW

— Rajeev Chandrasekhar(@Rajeev_GoI) September 2, 2023

“Don’t fly too close to the Sun” comes from the Greek legend of Icarus who flew fatally near the sun, & is used to describe TOO MUCH ambition. Thanks to @Isro :“Let’s fly close to the Sun” will mean that we should lift our ambitions even HIGHER.pic.twitter.com/4DQQrGKQWs

— anand mahindra(@anandmahindra) September 2, 2023

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