Showing posts with label XPoSat. Show all posts
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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

India launches XPoSat spacecraft to study black holes and more! - 1January 2024

XPoSat deployment

Details about XPoSat:The satellite will carry out research in space-based polarisation measurements of X-ray emissions from celestial sources,including neutron stars and black holes.It will carry out long-term spectral and temporal studies of cosmic X-ray sources.It was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota,India on 1 January 2024.