space hard MCQ

Aditya-L1, India's first solar mission, was placed in which orbit?

  1. Low Earth Orbit
  2. Geostationary Orbit
  3. Halo Orbit around Lagrange Point L1
  4. Lunar Orbit

Answer: Halo Orbit around Lagrange Point L1

Aditya-L1 was placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange Point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, about 1.5 million km from Earth. This position allows continuous viewing of the Sun without any occultation/eclipses.

Topic Space Missions - Aditya L1
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