MTAR Tech lauds Aditya L1 success

Hyderabad Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully performed the first earth-bound manoeuvre of the country’s maiden solar mission - Aditya L1 from ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru on Sunday. Aditya L1 was launched on Saturday from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. As per the space agency also said the satellite is healthy and operating nominally.

Hyderabad-based MTAR Technologies Limited appreciated the ISRO on the success of Aditya L1. The mission aims to study the outer atmosphere of the sun by placing India’s first solar observatory at the Sun-Earth L1 point. L1 stands for Lagrange point 1, where the spacecraft would be stationed. The satellite started generating power after the solar panels were deployed.

Parvat Srinivas Reddy, Managing Director of MTAR Technologies Ltd, said: “We are extremely delighted with the success of Aditya L1, India’s maiden solar mission. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all the scientists of the ISRO for back to back successful launches. The tremendous growth achieved in the Indian Space sector is the result of hardwork of all the scientists of the ISRO.”