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Answer : 3. "Aditya-L1"
Which spacecraft has successfully escaped the Earth's sphere of influence after the Mars Orbiter Mission?
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Which spacecraft has successfully escaped the Earth's sphere of influence after the Mars Orbiter Mission?
- 1Aditya-L2false
- 2Aditya-L3false
- 3Aditya-L1true
- 4Aditya-L4false
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Answer : 3. "Aditya-L1"
Explanation :
After the Mars Orbiter Mission, Aditya-L1 spacecraft has passed the Earth at a distance of 9.2 lakh km, successfully escaping the Earth's sphere of influence. To observe the Sun's corona and other aspects without interruption, the spacecraft will remain in a halo orbit around L1, about 1.5 million km from Earth.