Aditya L-1 carries seven scientific payloads to carry out systematic study of the Sun. These include:

> SoLEXS and HEL10S: Solar Low Energy X-ray Spectrometer and High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer are designed to study the X-ray flares from the Sun over a wide X-ray energy range. Both these payloads are developed at U R Rao Satellite Centre, Bengaluru.

> SUIT (Solar Ultra-violet Imaging Telescope) to image the Solar Photosphere and Chromosphere in near Ultra-violet (UV) and, to measure the solar irradiance variations in near UV. The payload is developed by Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune in close collaboration with ISRO.

> MAG: Magnetometer payload is capable of measuring interplanetary magnetic fields at the L1 point. The payload is developed at Laboratory for Electro Optics Systems, Bengaluru.

> ASPEX and PAPA: Aditya Solar wind Particle Experiment and Plasma Analyser Package for Aditya payloads are designed to study the solar wind and energetic ions, as well as their energy distribution. ASPEX PAPA ASPEX was developed at the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. PAPA was developed at Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

> VELC (Visible Emission Line Coronagraph) is designed to study solar corona and the dynamics of coronal mass ejections. The payload is developed by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru in close collaboration with ISRO.

Source: CNBCTV18