Aditya-L1 completes 3rd Earth-bound manoeuvre

Stating that Sunday’s manoeuvre happened at 2.30am, Isro said: “Ground stations at Mauritius, Bengaluru, SDSC-SHAR (Sriharikota) and Port Blair tracked the satellite during this operation.” The spacecraft is now in an orbit of 296km x 71,767km and the next Earth-bound manoeuvre is scheduled for 2am on September 15. Aditya-L1 is a satellite dedicated to the comprehensive study of the Sun.