ISRO to launch XPoSat and 10 other payloads on January 1
- December 30, 2023
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ISRO to launch XPoSat and 10 other payloads on January 1
Subject: Science and Tech
Section: Space technology
Context:
- The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch the PSLV-C58 X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) mission on January 1, 2024.
About X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) mission:
- XPoSat is the first dedicated scientific satellite from ISRO to carry out research in space-based polarisation measurements of X-ray emission from celestial sources.
- It carries two payloads, namely POLIX (Polarimeter Instrument in X-rays) and XSPECT (X-ray Spectroscopy and Timing).
- POLIX has been developed by Raman Research Institute and XSPECT is by Space Astronomy Group of URSC, Bengaluru.
Source: The Hindu