NEW DELHI, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- India's maiden solar mission Aditya-L1 early Tuesday successfully underwent the second earth-bound manoeuvre, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
The operation was carried out by ISRO's Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC).
"The second earth-bound manoeuvre is performed successfully from ISTRAC, Bengaluru," the space agency said in a brief statement.
Aditya-L1 was successfully launched on Saturday, onboard the PSLV-C57 rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
The first earth-bound manoeuvre was successfully performed on Sunday.
The satellite will undergo two more earth-bound orbital manoeuvres before being placed in the transfer orbit towards the Lagrange point L1.
According to ISRO, the next manoeuvre is scheduled for Sept. 10 around 02:30 a.m. (local time).
This solar mission, according to ISRO, will provide a greater advantage of observing solar activities and their effect on space weather in real time. ■
