Launching PSLV-C58 With Xposat And Ten Payloads Successfully, ISRO Kicks Off The New Year.
Sriharikota, Jan. 1: The Indian Space Research Organization Successfully Launched PSLV-C58, Carrying Xposat And Ten More Payloads, On Monday To Ring In The New Year.
Xposat Is The First Scientific Satellite From India Devoted To Polarization Measurements Of X-Ray Photons From Space, Especially From Objects In Space Like Black Holes.
At 9:10 A.M., The Satellite Was Launched From Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
This Will Be The Next Significant Milestone In The History Of Indian Space Exploration, Following The Chandrayaan-3 And Aditya L1 Missions.
After The United States, India Became The Second Nation In The World To Send A Specialized Astronomy Observatory To Study Black Holes And Neutron Stars In Our Galaxy With This Successful Launch.
Xposat Positioned In The Desired Orbit
About 22 Minutes After Liftoff, PSLV-C58 Launched Xposat Into A 650 Kilometer Orbit With A Low Inclination Toward The East. The PS4 Stage Was Restarted Twice After The Xposat Was Injected In Order To Stabilize The Orbit And Bring It To A 350 Km Circular Path For The Orbital Platform Studies. Ten Specified Payloads Provided By Isro And Inspace Were Successfully Launched As Part Of The PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3) Experiment. This Launch Marked The PSLV’s 60th Flight And The Fourth Flight Of PSLV With The DL Variant.
Speaking To The Scientists Following The Mission’s Successful Launch, S Somanath, The Chief Of The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Stated That The Satellite Was Perfectly Placed Into The Target Orbit Of 650 Kilometers With A 6-Degree Inclination By The PSLV-C58 Vehicle.
