- Aditya-L1, India’s first space-based solar observation mission, launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center.
- The spacecraft will use its Liquid Apogee Motor to maneuver towards a halo orbit around the first Lagrange point (L1).
- This constitutes the 59th mission for PSLV and the 25th using the PSLV-XL configuration, ISRO’s predominant launch vehicle.