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ISRO launches XPoSat
The X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite, or XPoSat aims to study celestial objects such as black holes
ISRO launches XPoSat / Image - ISRO
The first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) of India was launched on Monday, January 1, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) the new mission will provide information on celestial objects such as black holes. The PSLV-C58 rocket successfully launched payload XPoSat into Low Earth Orbit on its 60th flight, the space agency announced.
XPoSat is the first specifically designed ISRO scientific satellite to conduct studies on polarization measurements of X-ray emission from astronomical sources from space.
In order to conduct long-term spectral and temporal investigations of cosmic X-ray sources, the PSLV-C58 mission aims to measure the polarization of X-rays in the energy band 8-30 keV emitted by around 50 possible cosmic sources.
When analyzing the radiation process and geometry of astronomical sources, X-ray polarization is an essential diagnostic tool. POLIX (Polarimeter Instrument in X-Rays), developed by the Raman Research Institute to determine polarimetry parameters, and XSPECT (X-ray Spectroscopy and Timing), constructed by the U R Rao Satellite Centre, Bengaluru, are the main payloads of XPoSat.
Among other feats India now aims for are the Gaganyaan Mission, setting up 'Bharatiya Antariksha Station' by 2035, and sending the first Indian to the Moon by 2040.
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