The solar probe previously launched by India successfully reached its destination, achieving another milestone in the field of aviation. According to reports, a rocket carrying India's first solar probe "Aditya-L1" was launched from the space center in Sriharikota, India, on September 2 last year.
The Indian Space Research Organization said the Helios-L1 probe will carry scientific instruments and fly 1.5 million kilometers during the four-month journey to observe the sun's outermost layer and study the solar wind.
Indian Science and Technology Minister Manmohan Singh said on social media on Saturday that the probe has entered its final orbit "to explore the mystery of the connection between the sun and the earth."
Indian Prime Minister Modi immediately posted a message on the X platform praising that this is another milestone achieved by India in the aviation field. "We will continue to pursue new frontiers in science to benefit humanity."
"Helios-L1" costs approximately US$48 million (approximately S$64.95 million). It is another space exploration mission carried out by India after the lunar probe "Chandrayaan-3" landed on the south pole of the moon on August 23 last year.
Since the 1960s, the United States and the European Space Agency have launched probes to the center of the solar system. If the Indian solar probe can successfully enter the solar orbit this time, India will be the first Asian country to achieve this detection mission.